Ward No. 6

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

Cast: Vladimir Ilin, Aleksey Vertkov, Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy, Evgeniy Stychkin, Aleksei Zharkov, Viktor Solovyov, Stanislav Eventov, Alina Olshanskaya

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.