Turan Ozdemir is the only professional in the cast of the film. The rest are people living in the village.
Turan Ozdemir spent a few weeks before the film started shooting as the apprentice of a real ice cream salesman in the village.
Mehmet Ali Alabora, one of the most popular young actors in Turkish Republic, trained the local actors and actresses for weeks before the actual shooting. Playing games as if in a playground and rehearsals went side by side.
Official submission of Turkey for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 79th Academy Awards in 2007.