The Spanish title of the original screenplay was "El verano de la roca".
The movie was #3 in the 2008 International Watch List, the list of the best foreign movies of the year elaborated by Hollywood studio executives every year.
Sci-Fi Channel Audience Award and Jury's Special Mention in the Nantes International Science-Fiction Festival (France).
Best Feature Film Award in the Trieste International Science-Fiction Film Festival (Italy) "Because of his rich analysis of human morality in the context of extreme conditions".