Ward No. 6

1h 23m

4.7

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

Aleksey Vertkov

Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy

Mikhail Averyanovich

Evgeniy Stychkin

Aleksei Zharkov

Old chief physician

Viktor Solovyov

Stanislav Eventov

Alina Olshanskaya

Albina Evtushevskaya

Alexandr Gorelov

Crew

Karen Shakhnazarov

Director, Writer, Producer

Aleksandr Gornovsky

Aleksandr Borodyanskiy

Irina Kozhemyakina

Alexandr Kuznetsov

Director of Photography

Lyudmila Kusakova

Production Design

Olga Afinogenova

Gulsara Mukataeva

Evgeny Kadimsky

Original Music Composer