Martha Fiennes, the director, Ralph Fiennes, the star and executive director, and Magnus Fiennes, the composer, are all siblings.
Additionally, another sister, Sophie Fiennes, Martha's husband, George Tiffin, Ralph's partner, Francesca Annis, and Magnus' wife Maya Fiennes, were all involved in the film.
The film premiered in St Petersburg, Russia.
The song played at Tatiana's Naming Day feast is "On the Hills of Manchuria". It is not a folk song. It was written in 1906 by Ilya Shatrov, bandmaster of 214 Mokshansky infantry regiment, after tragical events of Russian-Japanese war.
Liv Tyler had starred opposite Ralph Fiennes's brother Joseph and Lena Headey's boyfriend at the time Jason Flemyng in Stealing Beauty (1996).
Final film of Irene Worth.