Ward No. 6

The read

It runs a compact 1h 23m.

Synopsis

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.

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Key crew

• Karen ShakhnazarovDirector
• Aleksandr GornovskyDirector
• Aleksandr BorodyanskiyWriter
• Karen ShakhnazarovWriter
• Evgeny KadimskyOriginal Music Composer

Cast

• Vladimir IlinRagin
• Aleksey VertkovGromov
• Aleksandr Pankratov-ChyornyyMikhail Averyanovich
• Evgeniy StychkinKhobotov
• Aleksei ZharkovOld chief physician
• Viktor SolovyovCast
• Stanislav EventovCast
• Alina OlshanskayaCast
• Albina EvtushevskayaCast
• Anna SinyakinaCast
• Alexandr GorelovCast
• Olga SmirnovaCast

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