Based on the 1994 novel 'L'Occupation américaine' by Pascal Quignard.
In 2024, Sarah Grappin accused director Alain Corneau (who died in 2010) of sexually abusing her and exerting a controlling influence over her during and after the filming of this movie, when the actress was 16 years old. Nadine Trintignant, who was Corneau's partner at the time, called these accusations 'ridiculous'.