Jolein Baarman, the screen writer survived leukemia. The illness upset the conflictual relationship he had with his mother. Just like what happens to Roos.
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Asked about her sex scene, Rifka Lodeizen said, "When Boudewijn showed me beforehand how he wanted to go about it, using examples from other films, I was a little shocked. It had to be really naked, realistic, not with a tasteful lamp on top and some strategically placed objects in the picture. It was a tough day of shooting, but I can live with the result. When you agree to something like that, you have to let go and trust that the director, like you, just wants to make something beautiful."
In a sauna scene Marcus Hanssen touches Rifka Lodeizen's naked breast. Boudewijn Koole said, "Okay, um, the kid who plays Bengt, Marcus Hanssen, he was thirteen and went through a complete initiation rite for this movie. He was allowed to drive, smoke, touch a breast and kiss. Never had it all done before. Yes, under the guidance of a grown-up team we turned him into a grown man."