In September 2006, the film raised a budget of 25 million U.S. dollars. Fei Nanduo chose a city in Brazil as the main filming location for the film. At the same time, he chose Canada and The Oriental Republic of Uruguay for other locations. land. In order to fulfill the promise to the original author of the novel, the producer Neve deliberately arranged to choose cities in South America and the natural scenery on the shores of Lake Ontario , which are not particularly familiar to American and European audiences. In the end, the main location shooting of the film was completed in the summer and autumn of 2007.
The producer and director also went to great lengths in choosing actors. Fernan said that he contacted many actors, and some of them refused as soon as they heard that they wanted to play a role with no name, no history, and no past.
