The film was initially announced to be directed solely by Central African Republic based filmmaker Didier Ouenangare as his debut directorial venture. He made his directorial debut through this project at the age of 50.[1] However Cameroonian director Bassek Ba Kobhio joined the filming and took charge of the technical aspect of the shooting. Bassek eventually became the main director of the film while Didier served as his co-director of the film.