 "Xuoi nguoc duong tran" was shot for 70 days in Vietnam, where the local film industry is still developing.The cast and crew had to deal with a number of obstacles, including crew members who got sick, paperwork, actors who were injured, a limited budget, and the prejudices of some Vietnamese people against the director, Linh Nga, because she was a woman and only 20 years old.Another challenge was travelling across Vietnam to film the Sóc Trăng pagoda scenes.