Ward No. 6 (2010)

  • 12
  • 05/05/2010 (FR)
  • Drama
  • 1h 23m

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.

Karen Shakhnazarov

Director, Writer

Aleksandr Gornovsky

Director

Aleksandr Borodyanskiy

Writer

Anton Chekhov

Novel

Cast

Vladimir Ilin's headshot

Vladimir Ilin

Ragin
Aleksey Vertkov's headshot

Aleksey Vertkov

Gromov
Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy's headshot

Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy

Mikhail Averyanovich
Evgeniy Stychkin's headshot

Evgeniy Stychkin

Khobotov
Aleksei Zharkov's headshot

Aleksei Zharkov

Old chief physician
Viktor Solovyov's headshot

Viktor Solovyov

Stanislav Eventov's headshot

Stanislav Eventov

Alina Olshanskaya's headshot

Alina Olshanskaya

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