The Bottomless Bag

Overview

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.

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Cast

Elena Morozova

Princess

Andrey Kuzichev

царевич

Alla Demidova

Witch

Kirill Pletnyov

Brigand

Svetlana Nemolyaeva

Lady-in-waiting

Anna Mikhalkova

Empress

Sergey Koltakov

Emperor

Evgeniy Tkachuk

Guard

Feliks Antipov

Saint Nil

Dmitriy Mulyar

Mushroom