Directed by:
Rustam KhamdamovScreenplay:
Rustam KhamdamovCast:
Svetlana Nemolyaeva, Sergey Koltakov, Elena Morozova, Andrey Kuzichyov, Kirill Pletnyov, Evgeniy Tkachuk, Anna Mikhalkova, Алла Демидова, Feliks Antipov (more)Plots(1)
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. (Moscow International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Svetlana Nemolyaeva
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Office Romance (1977)
Něbesa obětovannyje (1991)
The Garage (1979)
Sergey Koltakov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Silver Skates (2020)
Soyuz spaseniya (2019)
Terra Nova (2008)
Elena Morozova
Soviet Union
Best movies:
His Wife's Diary (2000)
Kalashnikov (2020)
Acid (2018)
Andrey Kuzichyov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Doctor Zhivago (2005) (series)
The Night Is Bright (2004)
Papa (2004)
Kirill Pletnyov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Friday (2016)
Jolki 5 (2016)
The Priest (2009)
Evgeniy Tkachuk
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Demons (2014) (series)
I Am (2009)
How Viktor "the Garlic" took Alexey "the Stud" to the Nursing Home (2017)
Anna Mikhalkova
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Vongozero: The Outbreak (2019)
The Barber of Siberia (1998)
Revizor (1996)
Алла Демидова
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Father Sergius (1978)
The Legend of Till Ullenspiegel (1976)
The Mirror (1975)
Feliks Antipov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Azazel (2002) (TV movie)
Lost In Siberia (1991)
Heaven on Earth (2006)
Aleksey Solonchev
Best movies:
A Lake (2008)
Dmitriy Mulyar
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Doctor Zhivago (2005) (series)
Žila-byla odna baba (2011)
The Crew (2016)