According to Samuel Maoz, the film was conceived as three episodes: The first sequence should shock and shake, the second should hypnotize, and the third should be moving.
Israel's submission to the Foreign Language Film Award of the 90th Annual Academy Awards.
The film won Grand Jury Prize award at the Venice Film Festival in 2017.
It won the Ophir Award for Best Film, therefore becoming the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards. Later in the year, it made the December shortlist, but ultimately did not receive a nomination.