About
Based on Ryunosuke Akutagawa's In a Grove, story takes place during the times of Tsar Alexander II. A lady-in-waiting tells the Emperor in his bedroom a metaphysical story about a 13th century prince who is killed in the woods under mysterious circumstances. Fairy tale characters who have witnessed the terrible death, all share their version of the events, gradually shedding light on what really happened.
Director
Writer
Producers
Aiken Kuatbaeva, Rustam Khamdamov, Olesya Gidrat
Studio
Production Center of Andrei Konchalovsky, Rustam Khamdamov Studio, Art Science and Sport, Kosmosfilm, Kristel, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
Original Title
Мешок без дна
Original Language
Russian
Cast
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Elena Morozova
Princess
A
Andrey Kuzichev
царевич
A
Alla Demidova
Witch
K
Kirill Pletnyov
Brigand
S
Svetlana Nemolyaeva
Lady-in-waiting
A
Anna Mikhalkova
Empress
S
Sergey Koltakov
Emperor
E
Evgeniy Tkachuk
Guard
F
Feliks Antipov
Saint Nil
D
Dmitriy Mulyar
Mushroom
A
Anastasiya Tsoy
Maid of the prince
A
Aleksey Solonchev
Mushroom
