Zvakanaka sezvandakataura panguva iyoyo, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu akanga achitogadzirira firimu rake idzva asi asina screenwriter (uye shamwari) akanga amuperekedza kusvikira Babheri. Nekuda kwekukurukurirana kwakasiyana, Iñárritu uye William Arriaga vakarega kushanda pamwe chete uye wekutanga akanga atozivikanwa kuburikidza Rodrigo Prieto (mutungamiriri wemifananidzo yemafirimu ake ose) kuti akanga achigadzirira chirongwa chakanga chisiri chekusetsa uye kuti chaisazova muUnited States, kana muMexico, uyewo chaisazopfurwa muchiRungu.
Akataura uye aitwa, zvino zvinozivikanwa kuti ari kugadzirira firimu idzva richapfurwa zvachose muBarcelona, munharaunda yeRaval, zvinoreva kuti ichapfurwa muchiSpanish, ndinofungidzira. Izvo zvisati zvazivikanwa ndezvekuti ichange iine vatambi vemarudzi akasiyana kana kuti ichave yeSpanish zvachose. Hongu, zita ra Javier bardem chinenge chiri chokwadi mune mumwe wepakati mavara efirimu iri, iro richava zvakare neakawanda akayambuka nyaya, chiratidzo chemba.