In an interview with Boy Abunda, writer, Ricky Lee singled out his screenplay for the film as closest to his personality.
Second part of an informal trilogy (with Brutal, 1980 and Karnal, 1983) directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya and written by Ricky Lee.
According to the director, the censor board demanded 13 cuts to the film due to the scenes that found offensive to the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
Originally top-billed by Amy Austria, Lorna Tolentino was later tapped to play the lead role after Austria had an infighting with producer Jesse Ejercito.
Ricky Lee wrote the script simultaneously with the script for Les miracles (1982), both films competed at the 1982 Metro Manila Film Festival.