Nail Ayouch interviewed hundreds of prostitutes when preparing the writing of the script.

The film is banned in Morocco for "serious contempt for moral values and Moroccan women" and for "flagrant violation of the Kingdom image".

Loubna Abidar courted the filmmaker, Nabil Ayouch, by trickery, going so far as to disguise herself as a prostitute to pass the casting. "I arrived in the office of Nabil Ayouch by making him believe that I was a professional whore. I had disguised myself. I had added a lot of hair, a lot of make-up so as not to miss the opportunity to work with this director. The next day, he called me to tell him details of my pseudo life. So I told him the truth, and implored him to hire me anyway... Nabil refused, but he gave me a job as an artistic consultant on the preparation of the film. After eight months of work, I did everything to make him accept that I was capable of carrying the film, not another actress or a real prostitute. Four days before the start of filming, he ended up giving me the part. At first, I refused. During the preparation, I realized how much this character needs to be played by an experienced actress. I didn't feel up to it at all. But he insisted..."-Abidar says.

The workprint of this film contains a scene of unsimulated fellatio performed by Loubna Abidar on Carlo Brandt. The scene was not included in the final version of the movie.

Halima Karaouane's debut.