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.
Cast
Vladimir Ilin
Ragin
Aleksey Vertkov
Gromov
Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy
Mikhail Averyanovich
Evgeniy Stychkin
Khobotov
Aleksei Zharkov
Old chief physician
Viktor Solovyov
Unknown
Stanislav Eventov
Unknown
Alina Olshanskaya
Unknown
Albina Evtushevskaya
Unknown
Anna Sinyakina
Unknown
Alexandr Gorelov
Unknown
Olga Smirnova
Unknown
Crew
Karen Shakhnazarov
Director, Writer, Producer
Aleksandr Gornovsky
Director
Aleksandr Borodyanskiy
Writer
Anton Chekhov
Novel
Irina Kozhemyakina
Editor
Alexandr Kuznetsov
Director of Photography
Galina Shadur
Producer
Lyudmila Kusakova
Production Design
Alla Oleneva
Costume Design
Olga Afinogenova
Makeup Artist
Gulsara Mukataeva
Sound Director
Evgeny Kadimsky
Original Music Composer
