[1] It stars Yannick Rosset as a young man that ends up contracting vampirism after receiving a blood transfusion.

Beguin had initially planned for his first feature film to be a "mix of thriller and road-movie" but found that the concept would be more expensive than he'd expected.

[2] He chose to instead direct a monster movie that centered around vampirism, as it would fit both his budget and the type of story he wanted to tell.

[2] Rosset was intrigued by how his character was written, as Alex sees himself as violent and beastly when he looks in the mirror "but in reality he's just sick, he's simply tired, injured".

"[5] In contrast, Dread Central rated the film at two and a half blades, stating that it was a "respectable effort at doing something different with the genre, but those looking for a much more well-rounded and confident approach would be better served checking out Scott Leberecht's excellent Midnight Son instead.