Most of the scenes in this film are improvised. Often the actors didn't even know what's going to happen.
The scene where the cops drive around and someone tries to sell them stolen red shoes, was not staged. They were actually shooting in the car and were interrupted by that man. As the actors used to be actual cops, they reacted like they would, and later the filmmakers decided to keep that scene.
None of the actors in this film had prior experience in acting.
Israel's official submission to 82nd Academy Award's Foreign Language in 2010.