It's just a coincidence that the character Hanna has the same name as the leading actress Hanna Alström.
Most of the scenes were shot guerrilla-style, with no permits, no equipment and no extras.
One of Latifzadeh's favorite Swedish films are Ulf Malmros' "Ha ett underbart liv" (1992). The choice of the name Hanna is a tribute to that film's leading actress played by Lina Perned.
This movie is based on the directors' graduate film project "Kärlek 2000" (2005).
After producers became interested in his script Kärlek 3000 (2008), they offered him to direct the movie, but Shahriyar refused to sell unless they agreed to allow him to star in the film (despite the fact that he was broke).