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.
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
Crew
Rustam Khamdamov
Director, Writer, Producer
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Story
Marat Magambetov
Editor
Petr Dukhovskoy
Director of Photography
Tim Lobov
Director of Photography
Shandor Berkeshi
Additional Director of Photography
Fyodor Glazachyov
Additional Director of Photography
Sergey Mokritsky
Additional Director of Photography
Natalya Lyashchenko
Assistant Director
Olesya Gidrat
Executive Producer
Aiken Kuatbaeva
Executive Producer
Lubov Obminyanaya
Producer
Tikhon Pendurin
Producer
Andrei Konchalovsky
Producer
Irina Ochina
Production Design
Elina Ternyaeva
Casting Director
Dmitry Andreev
Costume Design
Vladimir Nikiforov
Costume Design
Valeriya Nikulina
Makeup Artist
Gulsara Mukataeva
Sound Director
Andrey Dergachev
Sound Director
Sergey Sadykov
Sound Director
Aleksei Badygov
Sound Director
Aleksey Silkin
Stunt Coordinator
