tə ɡɛt ðə pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt ɐpɹˈuːvd baɪ ɡəskˈiːnoʊ, tɑːɹkˈɑːvski səbmˈɪɾᵻd ɐ skɹˈɪpt ðæt wʌz dˈɪfɹənt fɹʌmðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl skɹˈɪpt, oʊmˈɪɾɪŋ sˈɛvɹəl sˈiːnz ðæt wɜː kɹˈɪɾɪkəl ʌvðɪ əfˈɪʃəl ˈeɪθɪˌɪzəm ɪnðə sˈoʊviət jˈuːniən.
To get the project approved by Goskino, Tarkovsky submitted a script that was different from the original script, omitting several scenes that were critical of the official atheism in the Soviet Union.