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.
Directed by Rustam Khamdamov
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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
Anastasiya Tsoy
Maid of the prince
Aleksey Solonchev
Mushroom
Vera Romanova
Villager
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