Ward No. 6
– Simultaneously nihilistic and heartening, Ward No. 6 is based on a story by Chekov, in which a psych..
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.
27 Nov 2009
Russian
Aleksandr Gornovskiy, Karen Shakhnazarov
Aleksandr Borodyanskiy (screenplay), Anton Chekhov (short story), Karen Shakhnazarov (screenplay)
Vladimir Ilin, Aleksey Vertkov, Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy, Evgeniy Stychkin
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.
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