Luzer Twersky and Melissa Weisz, who play Shulem, the husband, and Ruth, the friend Meira confides in about not wanting to have more children, both are former Hasidic Jews who left the community as young adults. Twersky assisted in translating the script into Yiddish and served as a technical adviser regarding pronunciation, costumes, meals, and the Jewish rituals depicted in the movie.
With regards to the vintage video of Sister Rosetta Tharpe playing guitar, this footage was chosen because the director had seen it in Youtube and loved it. The crew agreed, and it made the film.
The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards (2016) but it was not nominated.
French visa # 141835.