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.
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.