The original location for Ilha de Luanda was chosen in late 2008, by the beach. Months later, a huge flood wave came and completely destroyed the shantytown by the water.
Most of the cast and crew of this film have never worked on a film set before. Many of them come from a theater background
Luanda, Angola is the 3rd most expensive city in the world.
The film was well received by the media while shooting. Channels like TV ZIMBO and TPA shot footage of the making of the film and interviewed the film makers. There was also an article written about the film on 'Jornal De Angola'.