Although the movie is set in the Dutch city of Haarlem, the movie was shot in Hungary due the more beneficial tax climate.
A statue of Wigbolt Ripperda, Haarlem's governor, and Kenau Simons' daughter Hasselaer, a city merchant, who defended the city during the 1573 siege, was built in 2013.
A kiss between Kenau (Monic Hendrickx) and Wigbold Ripperda (Barry Atsma) was shot but cut from the final movie.