[1] Swimming coach Sofya and her husband Trofim take in their orphaned niece, Anya, a talented young athlete who, after losing her parents, has become withdrawn and stopped speaking.

This silence creates significant challenges for Anya, leading to difficulties in connecting with her peers, some of whom openly bully her.

Meeting a young man named Dima from a boys’ team helps Anya feel valued and allows her to develop a true friendship with him.

[2] Anton Fomochkin, in his review for Seans, noted: “Microcosm of “The Flood” is a damp closet, the darkness of which was sharply disturbed by the cold beam of a flashlight.

[3] Vasily Koretsky (Kommersant) summarizes: “The main thing in Tverdovsky’s interpretation of Zamyatin’s text is the radical destruction of all “feelings” as an apology for violence”.