Based on the book "Knielen op een bed violen" (2005) by Jan Siebelink.
You see flies flying around in the kitchen, while it is winter. There are no flies in the Netherlands when it is winter.
Barry Atsma and Noortje Herlaar, who play married couple Hans and Margje, became romantically involved after the movie was shot.
It was one of the 11 films to be submitted into the category of the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated; instead "Tonio" (2006) was chosen and also not nominated for the prize.
Barry Atsma and Noortje Herlaar who act as a couple have an age difference of 13 years.