The conversation surrounding 365 Dni has really been something to behold. First, there were people swearing up and down that 365 Dni is the new Fifty Shades of Grey. The comparison certainly makes sense — both films feature some kind of weird sex contract and are marked by their sex scenes and a BDSM (or kind of BDSM) relationship.

Then there were people claiming that the movie is actually garbage, but the sex scenes are great. Which, OK, sure, there’s not a lot of plot there. But come on. No one is watching 365 Dni (or Fifty Shades of Grey) for the plot.

Now there are people saying the sex scenes have to be real. That there’s just no possible way the actors playing Massimo and Laura weren’t actually having sex during filming. So what’s the truth? This interview with Michele Morrone (who plays Massimo) might clarify things:

“It seems real because we’re very good actors, maybe,” he says with a smirk. “We know how to fake. No, it wasn’t real. It wasn’t real.” So there you have it. Blanka Lipinska, the author of the book on which 365 Dni is based, also seemed to confirm the sex scenes weren’t real in a recent interview. The interview was conducted in Polish, but she implies that she was present while they were filming sex scenes and was giving the actors advice on how to make everything look authentic.

Obviously, given the conversation around the film, they did an excellent job following directions. Many people still aren’t convinced that there was actual sex happening, but we’re gonna go ahead and take the word of people who were actually there on this one. 365 Dni isn’t a movie you want to sit down and watch with your kids, but it’s also not straight-up pornography.