All of the crew members of The Night (De Nacht) are from the same province in the Netherlands, Limburg. They originate from different towns in the most Southern Province of Holland: Maastricht, Roermond, Sittard, Venlo, Reuver and Weert.
On set the temperature would often drop to the freezing point. Outside the temperature was 20 degrees higher.
During the Second World War there were 5 concentration camps in the Netherlands: Westerbork, Ommen, Schoorl, Vught and Amersfoort. Some of the horrific true stories of the concentration camp Amersfoort are told in The Night (De Nacht).
The Night is as a production a Affleck-Damon-like production made by two long time friends, Frank Munnecom and Bjorg Ray. Both friends decided to make a movie with no former experience, they wrote the initial script, and from that Point on they coordinated and produced the full rollercoaster of making a Quality War epic Movie.