 Ugur Yücel (qv), the director wanted to cast Ozan Guven (qv) for  a major part; but the actor was then working in Cem Yilmaz (qv)s  _G.O.R.A. (2004)_ (qv). The actor, however, appears for a few  seconds as a soldier on the field alongside Olgun Simsek (qv), the  lead.