Ward No. 6

2009 · 83 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 846 VOTES · DIR. Karen Shakhnazarov, Aleksandr Gornovsky

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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.

Dialogue Timeline — 934 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:09 MOSFILM
00:02:38 I might have become a normal man.
00:05:17 Khobotov - Evgeny Stychkin
00:09:58 back in the 17th century.
00:12:52 - How are you feeling? - I've recovered, thank you.
00:15:10 - He's the former chief doctor? - Yes, he is.
00:19:19 He didn't dress like a medical man.
00:21:40 I've got a good video camera.
00:24:35 A fat hope, then, of finding justice and protection
00:27:14 It's all due to chance.
00:30:03 but someone's great-grandchildren will live to see it.
00:32:46 Tell me now, what's the news?
00:35:35 His preference was for historical and philosophical works.
00:38:19 Khobotov said, grinning
00:40:50 No, my parents abhorred corporal punishment.
00:43:05 to seek the meaning of existence and find true bliss.
00:46:25 Last year I was so pooped.
00:51:06 He doesn't need it
00:54:17 Dr. Ragin rose to his feet
00:57:04 I'm not ill at all.
01:00:07 I said in an undertone
01:05:34 An intelligent, proud, freedom-loving man...
01:11:08 but lay still and silent.
01:14:35 If I had been born 200 years later I'd have been different.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed934
Dialogue density11.3 lines / min
First line00:00:09
Final line01:14:35

Production Record

DirectorKaren Shakhnazarov, Aleksandr Gornovsky
LanguageRussian
IMDb votes846