▁place ▁with ▁writer ▁Wolfgang ▁M ull er . ▁Two ▁other ▁direct ors ▁were ▁brought ▁into ▁the ▁production ▁before ▁Ernst ▁finally ▁h ired ▁director ▁Chris ▁dos ▁Santos , ▁who ▁is ▁rum ored ▁to ▁only ▁have ▁had ▁ 1 2 ▁days ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁taking ▁on ▁the ▁film , ▁which ▁had ▁already ▁begun ▁shooting . ▁D os ▁Santos ▁o vers aw ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁but ▁elected ▁to ▁be ▁cred ited ▁as ▁All an ▁S mit he e ▁on ▁the ▁production ▁due ▁to ▁" h aving ▁his ▁hands ▁tied " ▁and ▁there ▁being ▁" to o ▁many ▁che fs ▁in ▁the ▁kitchen ". ▁ ▁Cast ing ▁ ▁E tern ity ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁feature ▁film ▁for ▁both ▁Andre ▁Frauen stein ▁and ▁R ik ki ▁Br est . ▁Frauen stein ▁had ▁previously ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁de ej ay ▁in ▁various ▁night cl ubs ▁in ▁Johannes burg , ▁and ▁Br est ▁continues ▁to ▁perform ▁as ▁a ▁drum mer ▁for ▁the ▁all - f em ale ▁band ▁Ch ix ▁With ▁St ix . ▁ ▁Frauen stein ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁sle pt ▁during ▁the ▁day ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁see ▁the ▁sun ▁for ▁three ▁months ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁the ▁role . ▁ ▁Night club ▁owner ▁L olly ▁Jackson ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁movie ▁but ▁his ▁scene ▁was ▁cut ▁from ▁the ▁film ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁murder ed ▁on ▁May ▁ 4 ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Fil ming ▁ ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁film ing ▁took ▁place