The film was shot during the spring of 2006 at Nimrod Fortress, a similar mountaintop fort in the Golan Heights. Cedar said he was influenced by the film Das Boot, and the World War I "bunker films", when creating the tunnels and mazes of the Beaufort.
The film was shot during spring 2006 at Nimrod Fortress, a similar mountaintop fort in the Golan Heights. Cedar stated he was inspired by the film Das Boot and World War I "bunker films," when constructing the tunnels and mazes of Beaufort.