Interviewed by the media IndieWirethe director of the film, Halina Reijn returned to the origins of this scene. As pointed out The Latest Newsthe Dutchwoman took great inspiration from her own life since this moment unfolded almost entirely the same way for her a few years ago.
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“I played at the theater in Belgium and it went very well. I felt very good for one night. All my colleagues preferred to go to bed, they were all boring. So I found myself alone. I went to a coffee shop and ordered something boring like a Diet Coke, because I wasn’t drinking at the time. I was a controlfreak.”begins the director. It was in this bar that she met a Belgian actor, and they had a most original exchange. “There was a young Belgian actor sitting there. I can’t say who he is, but he was famous. I had heard of him, but I had never spoken to him. He was at least 15 years younger than me. He ordered a glass of milk for me. I found this gesture incredibly sexy and courageous. I wanted to reward him by drinking the whole glass, which I did. To be honest, I felt a little queasy because it was cow’s milk.”
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The actor in question did not congratulate Halina Reijn. “I wish he would. He just walked away. I didn’t sleep with him. But while writing the script, I said to myself that it was one of the most exciting moments of my life. And we hadn’t even touched each other…” This is an astonishing source of inspiration and which now makes us want to know which actor the director is referring to…
