Words of War

The Airline "Neboflot" ("Nebo" is the Russian word for "Sky") is a reference to the famous Russian Airline "Aeroflot".

When Dmitry is calling Anna on her cellphone the dialing code is "+371", which is the code of Latvia. The Russian dialing code is "+7".

The closing credits end with the words "Anna Politkovskaya was a real person, and the story portrayed in the film is based on real events. The dialogue is imagined, and certain fictional Scenes are interpolated. The film has not been authorized by Anna's Family, the Novaya Gazeta or any of the other People involved in the story. Egorov is an entirely fictional character and is not intended to resemble any actual person, living or dead."