Released
Ward No. 6
June 6 2009 (over 15 years ago)Rating
48
Based on
14 reviews
- Directors: Karen Shakhnazarov, Aleksandr Gornovsky
- Genre: Drama
- Runtime: 1 h 23 m
- Country: Russia
- Company: Mosfilm
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.
