 Expressions of sympathy and solidarity from the European film community manifested in renewed assurances of continued support from the production 's German partners , ARTE , and the French National Film Centre ( whose support was conditional on the film having 51 % of its dialogue in French ) . New French financing was secured from production company Mezzanine Film , and in Hungary , the Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation ( MMKA ) and the Minister of Culture pledged to back the production if a guarantee could be made that the film would be finished safely . A compromise filming schedule was negotiated whereby a quarter of the shoot would take place in Eastern Europe rather than Corsica and fewer shooting days would be allotted . This allowed the original € 5 million budget to be reduced by € 700 @,@ 000 to the amount available . With the funding promises secured and a revised shooting schedule , the film 's producers forged a new co @-@ production contract in July 2005 . 
