Some portions of the film were real documentary footage of true events.
Filmed in nine days.
Amy chooses a drawing of Snow White in a hijab for her Skype profile picture. Anna Erelle, the real-life journalist, chose for her profile picture a cartoon image of Princess Jasmine from the Disney movie Aladdin.
The film is based on French journalist Anna Erelle's book "In the Skin of a Jihadist," about her investigation into the recruitment of young women by ISIS.
In the opening scene, Amy begins creating her fake profile on Facebook. The first name she types in is 'Anna'. This is the name of the actual person this film is based on, the French journalist; 'Anna Erelle'.