The Bottomless Bag

The Bottomless Bag

107 mins | Drama | Jan. 18, 2018

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.

The Bottomless Bag

107 mins | Drama | Jan. 18, 2018

The Bottomless Bag
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.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Production Center of Andrei Konchalovsky, Rustam Khamdamov Studio
Original title Мешок без дна
Directors Rustam Khamdamov
Writers Rustam Khamdamov, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Cast

Elena Morozova

as Princess

Andrey Kuzichyov

as Prince

Alla Demidova

as Witch

Kirill Pletnev

as Brigand

Svetlana Nemolyaeva

as Lady-in-waiting

Anna Mikhalkova

as Empress

Sergey Koltakov

as Emperor

Evgeniy Tkachuk

as Guard

Feliks Antipov

as Saint Nil

Dmitriy Mulyar

as Mushroom

Anastasiya Tsoy

as Maid of the prince

Aleksey Solonchev

as Mushroom

Vera Romanova

as Villager