The film is inspired by real events. In 1985, the Swedish actor-director Jan Jönson staged Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" with the inmates of the Kumla high security prison. On the day of the premiere in Gothenburg, five of the six actors escaped before the performance. This film's closing comments state that this happened on April 28, 1986.
Selected for the 2020 Cannes International Film Festival (canceled).
French visa # 149596.