Release Dates
| Burkina Faso | February 1989 | (Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival) |
| France | 12 May 1989 | (Directors Fortnight) (Cannes Film Festival) |
| France | 23 August 1989 | |
| Canada | 14 September 1989 | (Toronto Film Festival) |
| Portugal | 28 September 1989 | |
| USA | 4 October 1989 | (New York Film Festival) |
| USA | 6 October 1989 | |
| Italy | November 1989 | |
| Denmark | 20 November 1989 | |
| UK | 26 January 1990 | |
| Japan | 14 April 1990 | |
| Sweden | November 1990 | (Stockholm International Film Festival) |
| Sweden | 9 November 1990 | |
| Finland | 16 November 1990 | |
| Australia | 14 March 1991 | |
| South Korea | 20 January 2001 |
Also Known As (AKA)
| Denmark | Yaaba |
| Finland | Yaaba |
| Italy | Nonna |
| Poland | Babcia |
| Portugal | Yaaba - Avòzinha |
| Soviet Union (Russian title) | Бабушка |
| West Germany | Yaaba - Großmutter |
| World-wide (English title) (informal literal English title) | Grandmother |
