Trivia

Rutger Hauer's final film appearance.

Part of this movie was filmed in Ghent, the historically correct birthplace of Charles V.

The film was finished and screened at Cannes in 2017. But its public release has been held up by legal challenges.

During filming in Ghent, a cameraman was knocked over by a horse. The cameraman was taken to the hospital by ambulance.

Adrien Brody and Thomas Kretschmann appeared in The Pianist (2002) and King Kong (2005).