In the first day of shooting, a documentary film was being shot simultaneously, by a film student - about Nimrod Kamer, the director, trying to direct "Ilan The security Guard". That Documentary failed.
Ilan the security guard is played by Ilan Lonai, who was a real student in Jerusalem and really felt funny to be asked the "how are you" question over and over again by local security guards.
The scene in which Ilan rides the bus was shot without the director, as only the photographer Dana Keidar had gone on the bus with Ilan.