It is based on the true story of Mahmoud Asgari and Ayaz Marhoni who were put to death in Iran for an alleged homosexual encounter.

is based on the true story of Mahmoud Asgari and Ayaz Marhoni, two teenagers from Iran who were convicted of raping a 13-year-old boy.

The case drew international attention due to the death sentence (public hanging) handed down.

[2] The play was written by Jay Paul Deratany, a human rights advocate and attorney from Chicago.

[5] It received a top 10 recognition for Greenlight's Screenplay Competition[6] and was also nominated for a GLAD Award for its Los Angeles performance.