Based on the book '"Curvas do Rio Sujo" (2003) by the writer Joca Reiners Terrons.
The actress Adeli Benitez who plays Basano,the alligator girl was found at random by the movie's director while he was looking for information on the street in the city of Bela Vista, which borders the two countries. She was only 13 years old when shooting the film.
Ney Matogrosso interpreter of the character "Mago" was born in Bela Vista, the city where the movie is set.
The director takes the movie's setting, lighting and soundtrack to the retro period of the 80s, with neon lights, synthesizers and a lot of fog.
The film's synthwave and retrowave aesthetic takes the viewer to a past not far from the 80s.