[citation needed] The film's title in German, Am Ende kommen Touristen, is taken from a volume of poetry published by Björn Kuhligk [de] in 2000.

Barbara Wysocka plays Ania Łanuszewska, a young Polish woman from Oświęcim with whom Sven develops a romantic relationship.

[1] In 2007 Bonnie J. Gordon wrote of the film that it is "a quiet triumph ... economically blends modern life's truths, such as the fragility of 20-something love affairs, with universal themes, such as the search for meaning and the human need to expiate guilt.

"[2] Jürgen Fauth wrote "Without ever resorting to preachiness, Thalheim, who was a Zivi at Auschwitz himself, offers incisive insights into the thorny contradictions and treacherous cross-currents of guilt and memory that turn any kind of exploration of the overbearing past into a minefield.

Alexander Fehling received the Förderpreis Neues Deutsches Kino [de ] (Advancement Prize for New German Cinema) for his performance as Sven.