Actor Martin van Waardenberg and writer Gerard Meuldijk worked together in 2012 on 'De Marathon', both as writers and Martin also as one the main characters.
Home Front was made for the 48 Hour Film Project Rotterdam 2016 and won three awards: Third Best Film, Best Use of Genre (War - Anti War) and Best Actor (Martin van Waardenberg). Besides these awards, Home Front was nominated for Best Actress (Loes Schnepper), Best Use of Line, Second Place Audience Award, Best Writing (Gerard Meuldijk), Best Editing (Kees Riphagen) and Best Directing (Ruben Broekhuis).
Fake blood was added to the 'nice' steak of Ilyas.
Actors Martin van Waardenberg and Loes Schnepper are known for their role's in comedy's and therefore impressed the 48HFP jury with their serious acting in Home Front.