The film that premiered in the Forum section of the Berlinale 2014 will also be distributed in Germany, Switzerland and Austria by Arsenal Institut für Film und Videokunst e.V., and in France and Belgium by Contre Allée.
The Second Game/Al doilea joc was produced by Marcela Ursu through 42Km Film, the production company established by Ursu and Porumboiu in 2004 and which is also selling the film. The film opened in Romania on 4 April 2014.