The film was made in the days of the August 1991 coup in Leningrad, USSR . Respecting the manner of a proprietary parallel cinema with the use of hand-held camera . Subsequently, Lars van Trier in his " Dogma " went on the same way , using a handheld camera without a tripod or placing special light. The soundtrack of the film is the soundtrack Emergency Committee appeal for the...$#平行影院# “这部电影拍摄于1991年8月苏联列宁格勒政变的日子。电影的原声带是1991年8月19日为全联盟电台紧急委员会呼吁的原声带。影片捕捉了1991年8月20日马林斯基宫屋顶上红色三色旗的变化时刻。”