The 40m EUR production was originally planned to be shot in Poland following a Polish court decision in October 2015 to refuse to extradite the director to the USA, which cleared the way for Polanski’s plans to shoot in Warsaw and Krakow.

Approximately 70% of the budget would have been spent in Poland according to earlier statements by the film’s producers. The production includes Polish filmmakers such as cinematographer Paweł Edelman.

On 1 June 2016 Poland’s Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro said Poland’s Law and Justice led government would appeal the Polish court's decision from October. "If this happens the matter is clear - the film will not be made in Poland" said Tomasz Dąbrowski, the chief of Film Commission Poland in an official statement.

On 3 June 2016 the producer of The Dreyfus Affair Robert Benmussa informed the media that the production will move to France not because of the extradition issue, but because of the newly introduced French 30% tax credit for the filmmakers.