Acquiring the music rights took such an important part of the budget, director and producer Jean-Marc Vallée had to cut his own salary.
Even though the movie's dialogue is in French, for the theatrical release in France, subtitles were added for viewers who couldn't understand Québécois French.
This was the official Canadian entry for the "Best Foreign Language Film" category at the 2005 Academy Awards, but it did not end up as one of the five foreign language films to be nominated.
The music rights cost CND$600,000 in 2005, which is equivalent to CND$782,530 in 2021.