Deniz Gamze Ergüven completed this script around 2011, and intended for it to be her feature film debut, however she was unable to get financing for her project. A friend suggested she try a smaller, more intimate film, which became Mustang (2015), an Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film. The considerable attention gained from that film allowed her to finally get this film off the ground.
Halle Berry and Daniel Craig appeared in the James Bond film franchise but never together. Berry starred as Jinx in Pierce Brosnan's final Bond movie 'Die Another Day' (2002) after which Craig took over as Bond starting with 'Casino Royale' (2006). In the past, Berry has apparently said that she would love to return as Jinx in another Bond movie potentially with Craig. She has allegedly said that she would like to do it so much, she would do the role for free.
The film had its world premiere at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2017. The film was screened during three days as part of Stockholm's International Film Festival held in November 2017. The film was screened at the Torino Film Festival in Italy before opening wide by Spring 2018.
Rachel Hilson's first feature film and nude scene. She was 21 during filming.