The film is an adaptation on the last chapter of Fyodor Dostoyevski's novel The Idiot, in which Prince Mishkin and Rogozin return to the past in a conversation over the dead body of Nastasja.
The film draws inspiration from the final chapter of Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel "The Idiot," specifically focusing on the conversation between Prince Mishkin and Rogozin regarding Nastasya's deceased body.