Ward No. 6

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2009 · 83 min · Drama · TMDB 4.9/10

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.

Directed by Karen Shakhnazarov

Cast

• Vladimir Ilin — Ragin
• Aleksey Vertkov — Gromov
• Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy — Mikhail Averyanovich
• Evgeniy Stychkin — Khobotov
• Aleksei Zharkov — Old chief physician