Ward No. 6
2009, Russian. Directed by Karen Shakhnazarov & Aleksandr Gornovsky.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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- Karen ShakhnazarovDirector
- Aleksandr GornovskyDirector
- Vladimir IlinRagin
- Aleksey VertkovGromov
- Aleksandr Pankratov-ChyornyyMikhail Averyanovich
- Evgeniy StychkinKhobotov
- Aleksei ZharkovOld chief physician
- Viktor SolovyovCast
- Stanislav EventovCast
- Alina OlshanskayaCast
- Albina EvtushevskayaCast
- Anna SinyakinaCast
- Alexandr GorelovCast
- Olga SmirnovaCast
Details
- Released
- 6 June 2009
- Original title
- Палата N°6
- Country
- Russia
- Written by
- Aleksandr Borodyanskiy, Karen Shakhnazarov
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What Ward No. 6 is based on
Ward No. 6 is based on Ward No. 6, an 1892 novel by Anton Chekhov, published by Russian Mind.
Novel · 1892
Ward No. 6
By Anton Chekhov
Published by Russian Mind
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Ward No. 6 runs 83 minutes (1h 23m).
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What movies are like Ward No. 6?
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Who directed Ward No. 6?
Ward No. 6 (2009) was directed by Karen Shakhnazarov and Aleksandr Gornovsky and stars Vladimir Ilin, Aleksey Vertkov, Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy.
What is Ward No. 6 based on?
Ward No. 6 is based on Ward No. 6, an 1892 novel by Anton Chekhov, published by Russian Mind.