. L oving ▁began ▁a ▁limited ▁release ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁November ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁in ▁four ▁locations ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁including ▁Arc Light ▁Hollywood ▁and ▁The ▁Land mark , ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁a ▁wider ▁release ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Before ▁opening ▁in ▁general ▁release ▁across ▁Europe , ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁expanded ▁to ▁Australia , ▁ahead ▁of ▁a ▁bow ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁Ireland ▁on ▁February ▁ 3 . ▁On ▁February ▁ 9 , ▁it ▁opened ▁in ▁Israel , ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁France ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 5 , ▁and ▁Est onia ▁and ▁Sweden ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁ahead ▁of ▁its ▁final ▁bow ▁in ▁Germany ▁and ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 3 . ▁▁ ▁Pre - release ▁screen ings ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁Lov ings ▁public ▁release , ▁on ▁September ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁film ▁screen ed ▁at ▁the ▁Toronto ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁where ▁it ▁opened ▁in ▁the ▁official ▁side bar ▁section , ▁G ala ▁Pres ent ations . ▁The ▁Atlantic ▁hosted ▁an ▁early ▁screen ing ▁of ▁L oving ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁with ▁a ▁discussion ▁of ▁the ▁case ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁screen ing . ▁On ▁October ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁film