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.
Director: Karen Shakhnazarov, Aleksandr Gornovsky
Writer: Aleksandr Borodyanskiy, Karen Shakhnazarov
Producer: Galina Shadur, Karen Shakhnazarov
Director of Photography: Alexandr Kuznetsov
Ragin
Gromov
Mikhail Averyanovich
Khobotov
Old chief physician