While the character of Ester is fictitious, the events depicted in the movie are real, and happened between 1979 and 1981.
This movie was made available in 2025 when it was released on inter-regional (region-free) Blu-Ray Disk by Norske Filmklassikere (Norwegian Film Classics), Norsk Filmdistribusjon, and Platekompaniet as the 60th release in a new series with classics, NFK0060, with subtitles in English, and is supposed to be held in stock for film lovers.