Matthias Schoenaerts was originally cast as Leo Woeste but dropped out. Jérémie Renier replaced him.
This movie is announced as the third part in the 'anatomy of love and pain'. This one is about the soul, while previous movies of the director were about the mind and the body.
Last chapter of Pieter Van Hees's trilogy 'Anatomy of Love and Pain', that began with Linkeroever (2008) and was followed by Dirty Mind (2009).