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.


Mikhail Averyanovich

Evgeniy Stychkin
Khobotov

Aleksei Zharkov
Old chief physician

Viktor Solovyov

Stanislav Eventov

Alina Olshanskaya