Film was first rejected by Melbourne and Sydney Film Fests before scoring invites to over a dozen international film festivals including Locarno, Shanghai, Moscow, Split, Sao Paulo, Hofer-Filmtage, Kiev International and Mannheim-Heidelburg.
Director spotted young actor William Traeger at a community quiz night. He sung a tune from theater production of "Oliver" in which he was performing at the time.
A three hour version of the film is in circulation
Debut theatrical feature film directed by Australian director Alex Frayne.
In 2007, the picture in Paris, France won the Best Non-European (Foreign Film) Feature award at the ECU / European Independent Film Festival.