Kateryna spent about a year looking for real people to play the heroine and the class of students, and the chosen actors then underwent a 7 week acting workshop together before filming began.

Her close friends Yana and Senia help her not to feel strange and detached in the class, living in their own way through busy school days.

In addition to worry about future exams, Masha is forced to leave her comfort zone when falling in love with her classmate Sasha.

While focusing on Masha, the film also switches to perspectives of Senia, Yana and Sasha throughout to offer a fuller picture of their lives and relationships.

Currently, 92 percent of the tape's funding comes from the sponsorship of Ukrainian state film agency with the remainder of the budget being covered by partnerships.