Writer/director Tim Mielants stated that the story is based on some of his own experiences, when he visited a naturist campsite with his parents when he was younger.
Kevin Janssens (Patrick) gained almost 50 pounds for the role, by eating pizza and pasta dishes 3 times a day and drinking microwaved ice cream.
The poster artwork (naked pink body with strategically placed hammer) is actually an homage to the cover art of the soundtrack of O Mais Atrevido dos Transplantes (1971), by The Kinks. That film has a connection with this, being about a very particular organ transplant.