Imagine also released the film in Belgium on 9 March 2016. Fontaine's drama opened in France on 10 February 2016 where, according to the Polish Film Institute, it is a success with over 518,000 admissions to date.
The film screened in the Premieres section of the Sundance Film Festival 2016 and it has been gaining interest of international distributors ever since. Distribution in Canada, Spain, Japan, Brasil, Mexico, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Portugal, Greece, Switzerland, Columbia, UK and USA is already confirmed. Film Distribution is handling the sales.
Agnus Dei was produced by Eric and Nicolas Altmayer of Mandarin Cinema together with Philippe Carcassone in coproduction with Eliza Oczkowska and Klaudia Śmieja through Poland’s Aeroplan Film. The film was also coproduced by Mars Films, France 2 Cinema i Scope Picture (Belgium). It was supported by the Polish Film Institute and Film Commission Poland.
The film was released in Poland by Kino Świat on 11 March 2016.
