Curiosidades

When Melody Klaver was 18, she was interviewed as saying "In Diep I was only topless for two seconds. I have not come across those images yet, because most websites are afraid that it is illegal because I was 14. But I would not be ashamed of it either because it is a beautiful scene and it was a functional naked scene."

Director Simone van Dusseldorp revealed Melody Klaver found the scenario quite intense, but after a long conversation with her and her mother, she accepted the leading role. "Under certain conditions. She didn't want to be filmed too close with her breasts exposed. That's also quite annoying when you're fourteen. I took that into account. I wasn't interested in the nudity, but in the vulnerability. Diep is a film about sexuality, so there had to be real kissing, not movie kissing. We approached that as technically as possible: brushing teeth and getting started," Van Dusseldorp said.

Director Simone van Dusseldorp said he specifically wanted a fourteen-year-old girl in the lead role, not an eighteen-year-old who looks younger. "We tested more than a hundred girls. Melody Klaver came in with a lot of make-up - like many girls of that age who want to look older. I actually thought she was too beautiful; I had a slightly stockier Heleen in mind. After I couldn't imagine another Heleen," he said.

Based on the book "Het leven bestaat niet" ("Life Does Not Exist") by Hendrickje Spoor.