▁learn ▁to ▁overcome ▁their ▁pain ▁and ▁live ▁for ▁the ▁future ▁instead ▁of ▁dwell ing ▁on ▁the ▁sad ness ▁of ▁the ▁past . ▁ ▁Manh attan ▁locations ▁include ▁Hell ' s ▁K itchen , ▁Times ▁Square , ▁the ▁Lincoln ▁T unnel , ▁and ▁ 8 th ▁Street ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁Village . ▁ ▁Inter iors ▁were ▁fil med ▁at ▁the ▁Ar d more ▁Studios ▁in ▁County ▁W ick low ▁in ▁Ireland . ▁The ▁fair ground ▁scene ▁was ▁fil med ▁on ▁Par nell ▁Street , ▁Dublin . ▁ ▁The ▁sound track ▁includes ▁songs ▁performed ▁by ▁The ▁Lov in ' ▁Spo on ful , ▁Culture ▁Club , ▁The ▁Cor rs , ▁The ▁By rd s , ▁Kid ▁Cre ole ▁and ▁The ▁Co con uts , ▁E van ▁Ol son , ▁and ▁The ▁Lang horn s . ▁ ▁Release ▁The ▁film ▁premier ed ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Toronto ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁shown ▁at ▁the ▁Sund ance ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁the ▁Boston ▁Irish ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁the ▁Trib eca ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁the ▁Hamburg ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁the ▁Wars aw ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁the ▁Din ard ▁Festival ▁of ▁British ▁Cinema , ▁and ▁the ▁Austin ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁ ▁Box ▁office ▁The ▁film ▁opened ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁where ▁it ▁earned ▁£ 2 8 4 , 2 5 9 ▁on ▁its ▁opening ▁week end . ▁It ▁opened ▁in ▁limited ▁release ▁in