To make this film, Pirjo Honkasalo had to sneak in Chechnya as Russian authorities have restricted foreigners' access to the troublesome region.
The director and renowned film commentator, Mark Cousins, in his "The Story of Film" (pub. 2020) lists this "auteur" contribution to film as "her masterpiece" as one the best documentaries ever made, along with being listed with only two others as the stand out films from this director's home country.