 In December 2010 , Moqadem and Schaar filed a lawsuit against Lafosse demanding that they be able to review the film 's screenplay . The 4th Civil Chamber of the Court of Brussels ruled that the lawsuit was " admissible but unfounded . " However , production had already begun — cast negotiations were finished , and the team had already approached the French government about receiving subsidies — and Lafosse demonstrated no intent to hand over his work . The pair 's lawyer subsequently released an official statement : " Moqadem and Schaar feel that this is a violation of their privacy and do not understand why the filmmakers have so little respect for them . " 
