Renate Reinsve's feature film debut. She had two lines. She would later reunite with director Joachim Trier, as the lead in La peor persona del mundo (2021).
The demolition of the 15-story Philips Building in Oslo is shown early in the movie. The building was destroyed April 30 2000.
The movie is very loosely based on the French book "Le feu follet", a 1931 novel by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle. It was previously adapted into Fuego fatuo (1963) by Louis Malle.
When Anders visits Thomas' apartment at the start of the film, the Smiths album, "Louder Than Bombs" can be seen in the front of a tabletop cd rack. "Louder Than Bombs" is the title of Joachim Trier's subsequent film.