The film was inspired by a real-life Lithuanian interwar political theorist Kazys Pakštas and his works on Dausuva.

[1] During the interwar period, Feliksas Gruodis, a Lithuanian geography professor played by Aleksas Kazanavičius, tries to convince the government to establish a backup state overseas, in order to save their country from ruin.

[3][4] The film is inspired by the life of interwar Lithuanian political theorist Kazys Pakštas and his work on Dausuva, the theoretical plan to create an alternative Lithuania to resist a possible invasion scenario.

A popular post-war Lithuanian film, Adam Wants to be a Man (directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius, 1959/Adomas Nori Būti Žmogumi), parodies him as an atypical castaway from another century.

[7] Karolis Kaupinis became interested in Kazys Pakštas after seeing the modern play Madagascar by Marius Ivaškevičius, which recounts the life of the theorist.