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.

Credits

Karen ShakhnazarovDirector

Vladimir IlinRagin

Aleksey VertkovGromov

Aleksandr Pankratov-ChyornyyMikhail Averyanovich

Evgeniy StychkinKhobotov