Even the entire film was played in "an unnamed dystopian country", the story was based on Javanese myth.
The first president's treasure is still a legend and myth in Indonesia. Based on the legendary theory that Sukarno (the first president of Indonesia) hiding his treasure somewhere. No one's knows until these days.
It was the second feature film for Joko Anwar, who previously directed the 2005 comedy film, "Joni's Promise".
The first time collaboration with Fachri Albar. Next, they're collaborated again in 2009 Indonesian thriller "The Forbidden Door"
International title is "Dead Time". While Indonesian title is "Kala" (Time).