Under pressure from his publisher, Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky gets work on his latest piece, 'Rouletenberg'. In the 27 days it takes for him to complete the novel reality and fiction become blurred; in this feverish atmosphere of excess Dostoyevsky's characters come to life as he struggles to complete his work.
Michael Gambon
as Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Jodhi May
as Anna Snitkina
Polly Walker
as Polina
Dominic West
as Alexei
Luise Rainer
as Grandmother
William Houston
as Pasha
Johan Leysen
as De Grieux
John Wood
as The General
Angeline Ball
as Mlle. Blanche
Marjon Brandsma
as Mme. de Cominges
Mark Lacey
as Ivan
Gijs Scholten van Aschat
as Maikov
