The film adapts a play where the main characters, Jeanne and Simon Marwan, are canonically of Middle Eastern descent. These characters are portrayed by actors of European descent, which constitutes a race swap.

The film depicts Christian factions as central participants in a brutal sectarian conflict, where religious identity fuels widespread violence, hatred, and oppression. While not condemning the faith itself, the narrative prominently features adherents committing and suffering from atrocities, without significant counterbalancing positive portrayals within the conflict's context.

The film depicts Muslim factions as central participants in a brutal sectarian conflict, where religious identity fuels widespread violence, hatred, and oppression. While not condemning the faith itself, the narrative prominently features adherents committing and suffering from atrocities, without significant counterbalancing positive portrayals within the conflict's context.