Andrey Zvyagintsev wrote and directed. Produced by Alexander Rodnyansky.

(Added later in 2023 based on a Guardian report) Rodnyansky will be placed in custody once Russian authorities manage to detain him or to get him extradited. Kyiv-born Rodnyansky has been among the most influential figures in Russian cinema in recent decades. He left Russia days after the start of the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and has repeatedly spoken openly against the war. In October 2022, Russia’s Justice Ministry declared Rodnyansky a “foreign agent”.

Speaking to Variety last year, Rodnyansky said he had completely cut ties with Russia, saying: "I left behind everything. The company, the house, everything. Everything that I had." He said he believed a return would only be possible "when the war is over, [and] when Putin is over … I do believe Russia should be punished in many ways. It’s deserved."