He no longer feels a pulse but remains conscious, managing to do his regular activities without any noticeable difference.

Laurent Lafitte, who had discovered the play L'Origine du monde by Sébastien Thiéry in 2013,[4] announced the project in 2019 as his directorial debut.

[3] Lafitte initially planned to portray Michel's character, as he found him to be the funniest.

Filming began on 3 June 2019, taking place in Paris and Île-de-France, and lasted eight weeks.

[5] The French national release was set for 4 November 2020 but due to the closure of cinemas during the pandemic, it was postponed until 2021.