Trivia

To avoid legal problems, the crew waited until after David Kross' 18th birthday, July 4, 2008, to film his sex scenes.

Talking with The Sun in 2012 about her nude scenes in this and other films, Kate Winslet admitted "I look like the people that walk down the street. I don't have perfect boobs, I don't have zero cellulite. Of course I don't, and I'm curvy. If that is something that makes women feel empowered in any way, that's great. On a deeper, subconscious level, it's one of the reasons why I've allowed my stupid self to be so naked on screen," Winslet said. "It's partly because I do believe that it's right for the character and it's right for the story but it's also knowing that not many people do that, actually, and not just that, but I'm a normal person."

When Kate Winslet accepted her Oscar for Best Actress, her "thank you" list deliberately excluded Harvey Weinstein. He hadn't sexually propositioned her, but she found his aggressive 'business behavior' with her over the years repugnant.

David Kross learned English especially for the film.

When Bernhard Schlink sold the rights to his novel, he insisted that the film be made in English.