The crew was given permission to shoot in the Élysée palace, in the entrance court and one of the salons. Even though Emmanuel Macron, the Président of the French Republic as of 2021, appears in the opening sequence, it's only through the use of archive footage and clever editing.
The movie was initially titled "On a Half Clear Morning", like the book it's adapting, but was later renamed to "France".
The movie was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.