Svetozar Ristovski intended the film to be ambiguous about Paris existence, depicting him as a fictitious creation of Marko's escapist daydreams, but refusing to deny his existence by separating Marko's dreams and reality. Nikola Djuricko prepared for his role as Paris by weight-training for a month and learning Macedonian.
This was 'Marko Kovacevic''s debut role as an actor. Svetozar Ristovski conceived of Marko's personality as a combination of outward fragility and inner toughness, choosing Kovacevic for his ability to project these dual qualities.
Svetozar Ristovski's first attempt at directing a feature film; his prior work included the short film Hunter (2000) and the documentary Joy of Life (2001).
Tome Angelovski, Grace Lea Troje and Dejan Boskov appear as customers in a cafe where Marko is peddling stolen perfumes. Troje was also co-writer with Svetozar Ristovski for the film, while Angelovski and Boskov were location managers.