British dentist and writer Dr Sharif Islam helped publish early drafts of the screenplay.
Ari Lopez actually was placed into English, sewing and soccer lessons to prepare for the character.
The film shares in common one Central American tie with the related Sound of Freedom (2023) film where the latter film is actually filmed in Colombia (though an Honduras-based story) and the victim's on-screen father is actually Honduran in real life, Renata Vaca is actually half-Nicaraguan in real life.
The film was produced and shot 6 years before the release date.
The producer had hundreds of boys audition before he saw the comparable connection between Ari Lopez and the camera.