ɐ kˈoʊpɹədˈʌkʃən ʌv bˈɑːɹnəˈælpɚ pɹədˈʌkʃənz, ʌv tɚɹˈɑːntoʊ, ænd hˈælɪfˌæks fˈɪlm kˈʌmpəni, ʌv nˈoʊvə skˈoʊʃə, ðə mˈuːvi wʌz dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd baɪ ɹˈɑːdʒɚ spˈɑːɾɪswˌʊd təmˈɑːɹoʊ nˈɛvɚ dˈaɪz, ænd ðə bˈænd plˈeɪd ˌɔn ænd fˈɪlmd ɪn pˈɑːɹt ˌɔn loʊkˈeɪʃən ɪn kɪɡˈɑːli, ɹʊˈændə, fɹʌm mˈɪddʒˈuːn tʊ ˈɜːli ˈɔːɡəst tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks bᵻfˌoːɹ ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ tə hˈælɪfˌæks fɔːɹ ɪts "fˈaɪnəl ʃˈuːt".
A co-production of Barna-Alper Productions, of Toronto, and Halifax Film Company, of Nova Scotia, the movie was directed by Roger Spottiswoode (Tomorrow Never Dies, And the Band Played On) and filmed in part on location in Kigali, Rwanda, from mid-June to early August 2006 before returning to Halifax for its "final shoot".