Ward No. 6(2009)

movie - first aired/released 2009-06-06 - 83 min - audience 4.9

Drama

Directed by Aleksandr Gornovsky, Karen Shakhnazarov

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.