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The film crew had to smuggle some of the negatives out of Russia to have them developed, as they were shot in the dark and required a special process. Originally set to be sent to Budapest, the negatives could not be delivered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As development was not possible in Russia and the law doesn't allow for transporting film negatives out of the country, the crew had to resort to smuggling at the border of Finland and Russia.

The train with the main characters arrives in St. Petesburg Vitebsky railway station and then keeps going. In real life, this station is terminal and none of the trains can continue to move in the same direction.

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