The story is a retelling of a well-known Georgian folk-tale brought into written literature by the 19th-century writer Daniel Chonkadze.

Durmishkhan now starts to work for Osman Agha and marries another woman, who gives birth to a boy named Zurab.

Georgia comes under the threat of Muslim invaders and the king gives orders to bolster all fortresses in the country.

Vardo tells that a blue-eyed young man of the country must be bricked up alive in order for the fortress to stand.

Black metal band Voidcraeft used clips from the film for their song The Vertical Mammal.