Compartment No. 6

Film details

Film TitleCompartment No. 6
Suitability
Genre
Length107mins
Year2021
CountryFinland, Russia, Estonia, Germany
DirectorJuho Kuosmanen
ActorsYuriy Borisov, Seidi Haarla, Yuliya Aug
LanguageRussian, Finnish
Showings

As a train weaves its way up to the arctic circle, two strangers share a journey that will change their perspective on life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itL_GpBalA4

A wry, heartfelt study of two characters who can’t escape their entwined fate, forged within the confines of cramped quarters and the peculiar intimacies of Russian train travel.

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As bleak as the settings may be, it has a delicious black comic streak and shares the buzz of personal re-awakening without ever feeling obvious or cheap. It turns out to be a beacon of warmth amid a frozen wasteland.

Vulnerable women and dangerous men are clichés, but they’re also turned on their heads in this smart, emotionally nuanced film that rarely goes where you expect.