When principal photography began in 2022 without a definite script, a lot of creative decisions had to be figured out on the spot. The most controversial being the spontaneous inclusion of young hot-shot actor Anton Baumgartner. Afraid that the prowess of the very good-looking young man might get his picture associated with shallow perfume commercials rather than the grittiness of underground cinema, Gönitzer deviously planned the actor to perish in a "workplace accident". With no previous fight training whatsoever Baumgartner successfully foiled the director's heinous scheming and stood his ground in a considerably masculine performance.
