“The Star”只是个工作代号，并不是这部影片的正式片名。该片原名《羔羊》（The Lamb），由奥斯卡提名动画短片《头朝下的生活》（Head Over Heels）导演蒂莫西·雷克阿特（Timothy Reckart）执导，以一头勇敢的小驴子和他的动物伙伴为主角，从他们的角度描述了耶稣降生的故事。以布偶电影而著称的吉姆·汉森公司（The Jim Henson Company）将和索尼动画一起制作本片。
Love Is the Monster centers on a couple, Ana and Justin who, rocked by infidelity, attend an exclusive couples retreat in Finland, under the golden rays of the summer’s midnight sun. They join other couples from other parts of the world to experience the transformative teachings of the shaman and healer, Tiina, inspired by the ancient Finnish goddess of love and fertility, Lempo. But the idyllic setting soon takes a turn….
