Matthias Schoenaerts' first film in 10 years since Daens (1992). Schoenaerts considers this as his first feature film, since he had a minor part in Daens when he was 13 years old. He told that's when he really engaged with acting, because before [when he did Daens], he was just being a kid.
This is the first of two collaborations between director Dorothée Van Den Berghe and actor Matthias Schoenaerts. The second is My Queen Karo (2009).
A few years after starring together in this film, Els Dottermans and Matthias Schoenaerts played mother and son in Dennis van Rita (2006).