“Anastasia” begins
with Russia on the verge of revolution. When the Dowager Empress sets off for
Paris, she gives her beloved granddaughter a music box, having no idea that
this goodbye may be her last. Anastasia’s family, the imperial Romanovs, soon
fall victim to the tide of history. Receiving news of the execution, the
Dowager now believes that she has lost her entire family. Fast forward to the
1920s where St. Petersburg is now firmly under Bolshevik rule, yet the winters
are still cold, the people are still hungry, and rumors have begun to surface
that one Romanov daughter might have, in fact, survived. Dmitry and Vlad, two
opportunistic Russian con artists, cross paths with young Anya, an amnesiac
street sweeper. They concoct a plan to pass her off as the lost princess
Anastasia, thereby collecting the Dowager’s generous reward for her
granddaughter’s safe return. The trio’s activities catch the attention of a
rising Communist official, Gleb, who seeks to continue his father’s work of
eliminating any possible claim to the throne. He tells Anya - in no uncertain
terms - that if she continues to pose as Anastasia, she will end up like the
Romanovs.
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