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.

Director: Rustam Khamdamov

Cast: Elena Morozova, Andrey Kuzichev, Alla Demidova, Kirill Pletnyov, Svetlana Nemolyaeva, Anna Mikhalkova, Sergey Koltakov, Evgeniy Tkachuk

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.