Sandrine Kiberlain refused to talk about the movie during promotion : "I didn't liked that experience so I won't talk about the movie. I'm open about saying it, I don't have a problem with that. This is the first time.". The director later said that he didn't understand her words. To him the shooting was stressful but he didn't felt that Kiberlain was mad about him.
Vincent Cassel took the lead role with two days' notice after Gérard Depardieu abruptly dropped out three days into filming.