While Ilya Khrzhanovsky is the primary creator, Jekaterina Oertel (often credited as Katya Oertel) served as a key co-director and makeup designer for many of the films, including this one. If you're looking for more specific information, Information on where to stream or watch the film?

[POV Shot] The camera zooms in on a monitor/screen where a blurred figure (the subject) is breathing heavily. Katya: "We need to reset the parameters." Tanya suddenly slams her hand on the table. Tanya: "No! We push further. We find the breaking point. That is the only way we get the truth."

Lidiya Shumilova’s Tanya is the film’s broken heart. She is the "battered wife" of a non-marriage. Tanya has internalized the logic of the state: loyalty is survival. She cleans the apartment, mends Katya’s dress, and endures psychological torture with the stoicism of a woman who has no concept of "self" outside of her oppressor.