In 2019, Adele Haenel came forward and accused director Christophe Ruggia of sexually harassing her during the filming of this movie. She was 12 at the time and nude in many scenes. Haenel claimed she was subjected to "forced kisses on the neck" and "repeated touching" from the film-maker who became obsessed with her. Ruggia at first strongly denied he had done anything wrong, but after being expelled from the French directors' guild he once led, he admitted to having made "errors," and said he did not see that his adulation and the "hopes I placed in her" might be distressing for her, given her young age. He then asked for her forgiveness.
Director Christophe Ruggia said the love scene between Adèle Haenel and Vincent Rottiers took them just enough time to shoot it: there is only one take. "Adele and Vincent were lying on the ground, the camera was set up on dolly tracks, very close - I could have touched them - and we did exactly what we had done during the preparation, but this time with twenty-five people around...," Ruggia recalled. "We had stretched sheets all around to protect them, to prevent the outside from seeing. Moreover, for example concerning the nudity, I was clear with them. I told them: 'This is the script I wrote and the film I want to tell, but the limits are yours to set.' Vincent dithered for a moment, worried about the scene where he had to have an erection, but the size of the prosthesis immediately reassured him... Adèle, she pushed the limits."
Adèle Haenel's debut.