Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev, plans to shoot next film in English. Zvyagintsev said that the choice of language will positively affect the fate of the rolling pattern. As the director says, if the movie was in Russian, "means that you will need to spend to produce it, is simply impossible to return." Zvyagintsev also said that English-language project is already under consideration in a "very powerful, strong producer." In writing the script involved Oleg Negin. Previously, he worked with Zvyagintsev while working on the paintings "Exile" (2007) and "Elena" (2011). Drama "Elena" is the latest to date, full-length film Zvyagintsev. Initially it was assumed that this pattern will also be filmed in English, but then abandoned the idea. The film was included in the "Certain Regard" at Cannes in 2011 and won a special jury prize. Zvyagintsev said that currently seeking financing for another project - the Russian-speaking belt of the Great Patriotic War.
