Renowned filmmakers Mira Lesmana and Riri Riza are credited as associate producers of the film alongside Kemal Arsjad.
The film was released domestically in Indonesia on 3 October 2008 and on 11 September 2009 in the United States.
Despite positive critical response and multiple festival wins, he film did not perform well at the box office, only grossing $344 during its limited run.
Writing for The New York Times, critic Mike Hale described the film as "a series of vignettes, practically blackouts, that jump back and forth in time", praising the direction and performances as well as depictions of gay characters, calling the sex scene "discreetly filmed but more matter of fact and funnier than anything in Hollywood’s recent spate of bromances".
Hale went on to compare Edwin favorably to Thai film auteur Pen-ek Ratanaruang.