Screenwriter Dmitry Sobolev further explains: "When a person asks God for something, he is often wrong because God has a better understanding of what a person needs at that moment." Pyotr Mamonov, who plays the lead character, formerly one of the few rock musicians in the USSR, converted to Eastern Orthodoxy in the 1990s and lived in an isolated village until his death in 2021.
Screenwriter Dmitry Sobolev further clarifies: "When a person requests something from God, they are frequently incorrect because God possesses a more profound comprehension of what an individual requires at that specific moment." Pyotr Mamonov, who portrays the lead character, formerly one of the few rock musicians in the USSR, converted to Eastern Orthodoxy in the 1990s and lived in an isolated village until his death in 2021.