Actors who played Manchu characters in the film actually learned to say their lines in Manchu, a language that almost came to the brink of extinction in the early 21st century.
It is the first to have Phantom Flex High-Speed Digital Camera in use during filming.
Apocalypto (2006) was quiet popular in South Korea and still the movie is enjoyed by many South Koreans due to the plot small country being invaded by a bigger country. Because of this, when War of the Arrows (2011) was released, many South Korean audience criticized the movie for plagiarizing Apocalypto (2006) from top to bottom. The director, Han-min Kim came forward later admitted that he did indeed reference Apocalypto (2006) and called War of the Arrows (2011) as a homage. However, South Korean movie fans still call it a plagiarism.