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.
Elena Morozova
Andrey Kuzichyov
Alla Demidova
Kirill Pletnev
Svetlana Nemolyaeva
Anna Mikhalkova
Sergey Koltakov
Evgeniy Tkachuk
Feliks Antipov
Dmitriy Mulyar
Anastasiya Tsoy
Aleksey Solonchev
Vera Romanova