The version released in 2011 was a compromised version as Scheider died a few days before all his scenes were filmed. The film is being given a U.S theatrical screening in September 2022 where a small amount of CGI and AI voice work has been used to complete the the unfilmed scenes involving Scheider as per the original shooting script. This film is to be released under the title 'Beautful Blue Eyes' after a suggestion from the late Roy Scheider during filming.
When developing the script, Joshua Newton asked himself what his father would do in the event that he discovered the man who murdered his family during the Holocaust. The character of Joseph, played by Roy Scheider, is loosely based on Joshua Newton's father, Bruno Newton. Bruno died during the filming of the movie from the same disease that took Roy Scheider's life nine months later.