Trivia

The nine songs by Sigur Rós in the film were initially used as a temporary score. However, director Scott Hicks felt the music was so perfect for the film that he personally traveled to Iceland to get approval from Sigur Rós to be featured in the film.

The house in the film was built at a property in Myponga Beach, South Australia and was planned to be taken down after filming. Owners of the property, however, persuaded producers to leave the house and surrounding areas intact and it has now been converted into the successful Bed and Breakfast "Brooklyn Farm - Joe's House".

Debut producer credit of actor Clive Owen who did producing duties as an executive producer.

Simon Carr and his two sons, the people the film is based upon, all visited the set during filming.

It took eight weeks to construct the Warr's house for the film.