chillon financed the two-and-a-half-year project himself for €9000, obtaining various elements for free or cheaply through his family connections or friends: for example, the film's art director, his cousin, together with another friend who is a theatre set designer, were able to get the hospital beds for free from rental companies in madrid, and all the sets were mounted in the loft of a friend's house. essentially, the budget paid for rolls of film, petrol, and food.