The tragedy, starring Lo Tjin Nio, Tong Hui, Lim Poen Tjiaw, and Rohana, was a commercial failure.
[1] Sorga Palsoe was directed by Tan Tjoei Hock for The Teng Chun's Java Industrial Film.
[3] The film starred Lo Tjin Nio, Tong Hui, Lim Poen Tjiaw, and Rohana.
[4] Sorga Palsoe was screened in Surabaya, East Java, by late February 1941[5] and in Medan, North Sumatra, by April.
[1] An anonymous review in the daily Soerabaijasch Handelsblad found the film to have a tragic ending and emphasised the role of ethnic Chinese in production.