Director Zlatko Slavenski took his inspiration from Stanislaw's famous novel by the same name, as well as from Carl Sagan's "Cosmos", lectures by Stephen Hawking and works by Dostoevsky and Shakespeare.
Producătorul Zlatko Slavenski s-a inspirat din faimosul roman cu acelaşi nume scris de Stanislaw, precum şi din „Cosmos” scris de Carl Sagan, prelegeri ale lui Stephen Hawking şi opere ale lui Dostoievski şi Shakespeare.