It is based on the 2015 novel Submission by Michel Houellebecq and a German stage adaptation of the novel.
Edgar Selge who performed the monologue at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg also stars in the film.
The theatre scenes were recorded in July 2017 while principal photography for the rest of the film began on 10 October 2017, with scenes shot in Paris and Berlin.
[3][4] The Süddeutsche Zeitung called the adaptation "remarkable.
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