Ward No. 6 (2009)

4.7/10 83 min Drama

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.

Cast

Vladimir Ilin

Ragin

Aleksey Vertkov

Gromov

Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy

Mikhail Averyanovich

Evgeniy Stychkin

Khobotov

Aleksei Zharkov

Old chief physician

Viktor Solovyov

Stanislav Eventov

Alina Olshanskaya

Albina Evtushevskaya

Anna Sinyakina

Olga Smirnova

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