The Bottomless Bag

The Bottomless Bag (Russian: Мешок без дна, romanized: Meshok bez dna) is a 2017 Russian drama film directed by Rustam Khamdamov.[2] The film is based on Ryunosuke Akutagawa's 1922 story In a Grove which takes place during the times of Tsar Alexander II.[3]

The Bottomless Bag
Film poster
Directed byRustam Khamdamov
Produced byLyubov Obminyanaya
Rustam Khamdamov
Tikhon Pendyurin
Written byRustam Khamdamov
StarringSvetlana Nemolyaeva
Sergey Koltakov
Music byDmitry Kurlyandsky
Edward Elgar
CinematographyTim Lobov
Pyotr Dukhovskoy
Distributed byRustam Hamdamov Studio
Andrei Konchalovsky's Film Company
Release date
  • June 26, 2017 (2017-06-26) (Moscow International Film Festival)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian
Budget$2 500 000[1]

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.

Cast

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations
Award Year Category Nominee Result Note
Moscow International Film Festival 2017 Russian Film Critics Award Rustam Khamdamov Won [6]
Special Jury Award Rustam Khamdamov Won
Golden St. George Nominated
Russian Guild of Film Critics 2017 Best Production Designer Irina Ochina Won [7]
Best Film Nominated
Best Director Rustam Khamdamov Nominated
Best Actress Svetlana Nemolyaeva Nominated
Golden Eagle Award 2018 Best Supporting Actress Anna Mikhalkova Nominated
Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2017 Best Cinematography Tim Lobov
Pyotr Dukhovskoy
Won
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2018 Best Feature Film — Avant-Garde and Genre Rustam Khamdamov Nominated
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