Although Nastassja Kinski receives second billing in this movie, her screen time is very limited and she's only seen for barely a few minutes.
The aerial footage of landing in Africa was taken from the movie Outbreak (1995) as this film didn't have a big enough budget to film the scene. In turn the scene of civilians being lead from a bus to be executed is re-used as a flashback in the movie Behind Enemy Lines (2001).
While Predrag Antonijevic was delighted to secure the services of Sergej Trifunovic in the role of Goran, the actor had failed to mention to him that he didn't know how to drive.
Four babies were used throughout the production.