 In April 2005, director Charles Gervais heard of the news that Hugo Chávez decided to distribute one million free copies of major 17th century Spanish novel "Don Quixote de la Mancha" to Venezuelan citizens.This gave him the inspiration to fly to Venezuela and examine from within this "revolution" in the making.Also, after filming the medium-length documentary "Quand la vie est un rêve" on the Haitian youth, Gervais wished to focus on something more positive.