Due to the very limited production budget, the cast and crew would often shoot 10-15 scenes in a day.
Lead actress Viola Ellehammer Dasseville would often have to sleep on location. This helped her get into character.
The film was shot whenever cast and crew were available, so the production ended up taking more than 14 months.
While shooting the "sorrow scene" at the church, Man Israel Ebaba thought there was no sound recording, so he told the Extra that he was comforting; "ozala ngebu ngebu te", which translates to "You are not shining."