Released:
2009-06-06

Overview:
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.

Directors:
Karen Shakhnazarov, Aleksandr Gornovsky

Runtime:
1h 23min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Vladimir Ilin
  as
  Ragin
• 
  Aleksey Vertkov
  as
  Gromov
• 
  Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy
  as
  Mikhail Averyanovich
• 
  Evgeniy Stychkin
  as
  Khobotov
• 
  Aleksei Zharkov
  as
  Old chief physician