As a distancing effect and to decrease the violence shown on screen, the scenes of the final shootout turn into a series of oil paintings. These are real oil paintings that were produced specifically for the movie. The paintings were later signed by the main actors and auctioned to the highest bidders. The proceeds were then donated to an organization that assists victims of crime.
It is the first episode of "Tatort" with a storyteller who breaks the fourth wall by directly adressing the audiece.
The original (working) titel was "Butterfly - Im Schmerz geboren".