[1] The film is based on the homonymous book by the author Alfredo Bryce Echenique.

[2] Julius, an aristocratic boy, lives with many servants in the family mansion in Lima in the late 1950s.

As he grows up, he loses his innocence and gains understanding of the inequalities and injustices of the adult world.

[4] The film had a planned television release in 2020 but it was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

[1][6] In April 28, 2022, the film was premiered in Berlin by Latin Quarter Distribution.