phy ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁tra iler ▁" s ug gest s ▁the ▁film ▁will ▁make ▁a ▁strong ▁case ▁for ▁Oscar ▁consideration ▁a ▁year ▁after ▁the ▁Academy ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁bl ister ing ▁criticism ▁for ▁its ▁all - white ▁sl ate ▁of ▁acting ▁nom ine es ." ▁Time ' s ▁El iza ▁B erman ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁tra iler ▁" off ers ▁a ▁g limp se ▁of ▁a ▁simple ▁life ▁viol ently ▁interrupted ▁by ▁a ▁sh er iff ▁with ▁a ▁flash light ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁night ." ▁▁ ▁Release ▁L oving ▁premier ed ▁at ▁the ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁in ▁C annes , ▁France , ▁where ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁selected ▁to ▁comp ete ▁for ▁the ▁Pal me ▁d ' Or , ▁before ▁screen ing ▁at ▁the ▁Cham ps - É ly s ées ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁selected ▁to ▁open , ▁on ▁June ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Mars ▁Distribution ▁had ▁acquired ▁distribution ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁film ▁in ▁France . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Dead line ▁Hollywood ▁announced ▁at ▁the ▁Berlin ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁that ▁F ocus ▁Fe atures ▁had ▁acquired ▁distribution ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁film , ▁including ▁distribution ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁international ▁territ ories , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁Germany ▁and ▁Latin ▁America