Olu lumboniso wokuqala wefilimu entsha ngumdlali ophumelele amabhaso waseArgentina URicardo Darin, «Indlovu emhlophe", yeluswa nguwe UPablo Trapero (UCarancho, uLeonera) ekwabonisa nemidlalo kaJérémie Renier kunye noMartina Gusman. Inkqubo ye- Indlovu emhlophe itayitile ibhekisa kwisakhiwo esikwi-Villa 15 yommandla weVilla Lugano kwiSixeko esizimeleyo saseBuenos Aires; Sisakhiwo esishiyiweyo esiya kuthi sibe sisona sibhedlele sikhulu kwiLatin America.
Kwibali, ezimbini idreyini Abadlali behlabathi abathathu, uJulián (Ricardo Darín) noNicolás (Jérémie Renier), basebenza kunye noLuciana (Martina Gusman), unontlalontle, kwidolophu yaseBuenos Aires. Apho, njengeqela, bazama ukusombulula iingxaki ekuhlaleni kunye nobunzima obuvela mihla le. Umsebenzi wabo uya kubajongana nolawulo lwabefundisi kunye namagunya aseburhulumenteni kunye namapolisa.
Yifilimu yesixhenxe nguTrapero kwaye iyimveliso yeMatanza Cine, iPatagonik kunye neMorena Films (eSpain), ngokudibana neNdlu epheleleyo (eFrance). Iya kusasazwa eLatin America nguBuena Vista Internacional kwaye iphambili yayo eArgentina icwangciselwe uMeyi.