[3][4][5] The Crimean Bridge is being built in Kerch, a city in eastern Crimea, during the summer.

Two men at the construction site are pursuing an archeology student named Varya: Viktor, a PR man from Moscow who arrives in a white convertible with an American television crew, and Dima, a young and ambitious builder.

[6] Filming took place in the Kerch Strait and on the island of Tuzla on a construction site where the supports and metal spans of the Crimean bridge were being installed.

[10] Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny released a video in March 2020, alleging serious corruption during the production of the film, with at least 46 million rubles in state funds intended for film production being siphoned off to Simonyan's relatives.

[10][13] Cinemas in Kazakhstan refused to screen this film, citing no interest from local movie-goers.