This is the first independent film made in Romania, every single member of the cast and staff was working for free to make the directors' dreams come true. This started a phenomenon in Romania along filmmakers and critics alike.
This was the debut of Ovidiu Georgescu, the dean of the National University of Cinematography and Theatre in Romania, well known for The Last Incubus, his most famous project to date.
All the extras were ordinary people from the street, asked to join the shootings, who had no training or preparation whatsoever.