The film premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival in October 1998 . The international premiere was in 1999 . Kayzer wanted the international premiere on Dutch television station VPRO , where he worked , and urged Cox to decline a spot at the Rotterdam Film Festival . The Rotterdam Film Fund , in turn , wanted Cox to take a position at the festival as a judge and to premiere his film there . Cox , caught between opposing obligations , chose to hold the international premiere at the festival . Upset , Kayzer lost interest in screening the film . The Rotterdam screening went poorly , which Cox attributed to audiences wanting a fast-paced , entertaining film like '' Repo Man '' , rather than a slower , philosophical film . Like most of Cox 's films , it received a limited theatrical release
Hamptons International Film Festival
Hamptons International Film Festival
Three Businessmen