According to the director, "One of the things that was most appealing to us was the initial idea of a 15-year-old kid and a 50-year-old man becoming friends and equals".
Ifølge direktøren, "En af de ting, der var mest tiltrækkende for os var den oprindelige idé om en 15-årig dreng og en 50-årig mand, der bliver venner og ligemænd".