The sex scenes between Tjitske Reidinga and Peter Blok weren't simulated (a frame shows clearly penetration). The two actors, who at the time of the shooting were both married, thus began a love affair that led them to break up with their respective partners. In September 2013 Blok divorced screenwriter Maria Goos after 33 years of marriage, while Reidinga's marriage to actor Vincent Croiset ended in 2014.