Because of economic and time constraints, every single contributor worked for free and shooting was meticulously planned to get the most out of the actors and expensive tech.
Normally very pedantic, director Niclaz Erlingmark had to settle with a maximum of five re-takes. The opening scene of his "I give" had 70, the bathroom scene in "Gå mot rött ljus" 38.
It took over two months searching out the right location for the opening scene, and a lot of work in post-production.
The leading role was originally written for Johan H:son Kjellgren. When he by contract was forced to fly to Germany for ADR work, director Niclaz Erlingmark saw Per Graffman as the dream replacement, a favorite since Before the Storm (2000) who obliged.