The story, though not autobiographical, resonates with the director's own. Before this fiction film he dedicated two docs to his own rainbow family: Prima di tutto and Tuttinsieme.
The Invisible Thread has been considered among the 10 best movies produced by Netflix in 2022 by several magazines and websites like Io Donna and the Screencrante to name a few. Also other publishers cited The Invisible thread as one of the best 10 Lgbtq+ movies of the year.
Filippo Timi wanted to play the role of Simone as he identified with this character story-line, but the director convinced him that he was perfect for Paolo's role. Francesco Scianna was cast as Simone from the very beginning.