Although the role of Ava is 13, actress Noée Abita was 17 at the time. She was selected by Léa Mysius because her real age and young physical appearance were assets for the nude scenes, meaning she looked 13 physically but she was legally of age to perform nude. Abita initially refused to take her clothes off for the film, but the director finally convinced her to do it and she ended up shooting several scenes topless and fully nude. "I am not very modest by nature and I am almost more comfortable naked. At the beginning when I met Léa and I read the script, I told her that I would never shoot naked because it is not in my education, but as we worked together, I realized that I had no problem showing my breasts, being totally naked... Well, the scene where I bathe naked for example was shot almost at the end of the shooting, where it was still easier." (IMDb)
she was 17 when this was shot
Although the role of Ava is 13, actress Noée Abita was 17 at the time. She was selected by Léa Mysius because her real age and young physical appearance were assets for the nude scenes, meaning she looked 13 physically but she was legally of age to perform nude. Abita initially refused to take her clothes off for the film, but the director finally convinced her to do it and she ended up shooting several scenes topless and fully nude. "I am not very modest by nature and I am almost more comfortable naked. At the beginning when I met Léa and I read the script, I told her that I would never shoot naked because it is not in my education, but as we worked together, I realized that I had no problem showing my breasts, being totally naked... Well, the scene where I bathe naked for example was shot almost at the end of the shooting, where it was still easier." (IMDb)