[1] It was nominated for two Nastro d'Argento Awards, for Best Actress (Valeria Solarino) and Best Original Song ("Sogno" by Gianna Nannini).

[2] The film tells the love story between Angela and Sara in 19th-century Sicily (circa 1860, during the Expedition of the Thousand).

To survive the scandal, Angela's family winds up passing her off as a boy, going so far as to alter her birth certificate.

The film's title refers to the Sicilian name of the Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (Coris julis), a protogynous fish that is born female and turns male as it grows older.

[4] At the International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival of Bilbao in 2011, Valeria Solarino won the award for best actress and Isabella Ragonese received special mention.