This was van de Sande Bakhuyzen's final film and was released posthumously.

[2] The film received two Golden Calves, Catherine ten Bruggencate for Best Supporting Actress and Best Sound Design.

He has a girlfriend, Samarinde (Carice van Houten), who is a physician and model.

Giph's mother, Lotti (Catherine ten Bruggencate [nl]), has recently died.

A large part of the film consists of flashbacks, about Lotti's multiple sclerosis and euthanasia by lethal injection, and Giph's relationship with Samarinde.