Hanna Schygulla, who plays Peter's mother, originated the role of Karin Thimm, the object of desire in the Rainer Werner Fassbinder film Les larmes amères de Petra von Kant (1972).
The main poster of this movie is a nod to the German poster for Fassbinder's Querelle (1982). The original image was made by Andy Warhol.
The movie is set in 1972, the same year as the original movie Les larmes amères de Petra von Kant (1972)'s release. The movie itself is released 50 years after the original movie.