The movie was inspired by and serves as an homage to Italian cannibal films of the late 1970s and early '80s "cannibal boom", particularly Cannibal Holocaust (1980), which features a film-within-a-film titled The Green Inferno.

9 Cannibal Holocaust\n\n Cannibal Holocaust is one of the goriest movies ever made and even includes real animal deaths on screen, leading to its ban in Italy for violating animal cruelty laws. Cannibal Holocaust also received a five-year ban in America for animal cruelty and extreme violence.

The aim of the 'Tempo' player is therefore to progress play up the pitch at the right moments, whilst helping their team circulate the ball and maintain possession. They want to get involved in every phase of possession, even if not operating as the deepest of midfielders in their line.