the film's director, scud, explained that the idea for the film "originated from my own thoughts about suicide. one time, i had thought about walking into the central australian desert until i am exhausted and die in a miserable way. these thoughts caused me to think about similar people in this situation." he continued that "all of the episodes are independent of each other and the stories are based on real experiences which some of the actors appearing in the film have gone through. having an international cast and locations around the world is appropriate because depression and suicide are universal themes".