The Communist regime didn't consider this to be a shining moment in history and assigned no heroism to it. They classified it as merely an accident.

I'm interested in social commentary.

Our film examines the heroism, courage and prowess of the Soviet submarine force in ways never seen before.

I don't want to be made pacified or made comfortable. I like stuff that gets your adrenaline going.

With each project, I'm going for something that makes viewers think, 'Wow, I've never seen a film like this before,' and later think, 'Wow, I've only seen a film like this once before. I saw it in theaters and am watching it now on Netflix or a similar streaming service.'

I realised that there's a more muscular approach to film-making that I found very inspiring.

The journey for women, no matter what venue it is - politics, business, film - it's, it's a long journey.