'Touch Me Not' trivia and fun facts
Debut film
It is the first feature film by director and screenwriter Adina Pintille.
Screenplay
The film was shot without a traditional dialogue screenplay.
Golden Lion
The film got the Golden Lion for best picture in 2018 Berlin Film Festival. It was the second time a Romanian film got this award after 'Child's Pose' in 2013 and Adina Pintille became the sixth women in win the prize.
Walk-outs
There were many walk-outs reported in the first press-screening of the film in Berlin. But, after, in the official premiere, the audience responded with a standing ovation to the film.
Christian Bayerlein
The actor Christian Bayerlein was born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy and until 2015 was the Honorary Disability Officer of Koblenz. It is a pro-disabled people activist and has given multiple interviews commenting his sexual life. For this reason, the ruling party in the city was against his re-election.
7 years
The film took 7 years from its first concept to being released at Berlin Film Festival.