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Ward No. 6 (2009)

Directed by Karen Shakhnazarov, Aleksandr Gornovsky

Overview

Simultaneously nihilistic and heartening, Ward No. 6 is based on a story by Chekov, in which a psychiatric doctor becomes a patient in his own asylum. Updated to contemporary Russia, the film is a cocktail of anxieties and riddles, showcasing how easy it is to become what we fear most.

Length 83 minutes

Actors

Vladimir Ilin | Aleksey Vertkov | Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy | Evgeniy Stychkin | Aleksei Zharkov | Viktor Solovyov | Stanislav Eventov | Alina Olshanskaya | Albina Evtushevskaya | Anna Sinyakina | Alexandr Gorelov | Olga Filimonova