Despite winning a prize at a prestigious TV festival, was not broadcast until over a year later.
While based on a novel, producer/co-writer Perrine Fontaine also took inspiration from her own experiences as the mother of a son who attempted to commit suicide at age 12, resulting in multiple disabilities.
Upon its initial airing in France, was followed by a rebroadcast of Dites-leur que je suis vivant (2020), making it a thematic evening on parents dealing with the deaths of their children.