The Bottomless Bag () is a 2017 Russian historical drama film directed by Rustam Khamdamov. The film is based on Ryunosuke Akutagawa's 1922 story In a Grove which takes place during the times of Tsar Alexander II.

Plot

The story takes place during the reign of Russian Emperor Alexander II. The maid of honor of princely palace tells prince a fairy tale that occurs in the XIII century and tells about the mystical murder of prince in the forest. The participants in the story, witnesses of this crime, tell different versions of the incident, which are different from what actually happened.

The Bottomless Bag

Cast

Svetlana Nemolyaeva as Lady-in-waiting

Sergey Koltakov as Grand Prince

Anna Mikhalkova as Empress

Andrey Kuzichev as Prince

Kirill Pletnyov as robber

Alla Demidova as Baba Yaga

Yevgeny Tkachuk as guard

Awards and nominations

References

External links

The Bottomless Bag on International Film Festival Rotterdam

Russian black-and-white films

Russian historical drama films

Russian mystery films

2010s historical drama films

Films based on short fiction

The Bottomless Bag