syafiq's older brother, syamsul yusof was cast in a leading role as aiman, which was initially given to aaron aziz, adi putra and shaheizy sam. other cast members included jalaluddin hassan, pekin ibrahim, bella dally and aida khalida. principal photography began on november 13, 2014 in kuala lumpur and putrajaya. the film took 55 days to complete, and wrapped on 6 january 2015. yusof utilized the metaphor of anton-babinski syndrome (cortical blindness), emptying the city of kuala lumpur of people through special effects. "desolasi" was released on december 8, 2016.