Compartment No. 6

Compartment No. 6

2021 · 106 min · FI · R · 7.1 (309 votes)
Dir. Juho Kuosmanen · Starring Seidi Haarla, Yura Borisov, Dinara Drukarova, Yuliya Aug, Lidiya Kostina, Tomi Alatalo
Drama

A young Finnish woman escapes an enigmatic love affair in Moscow by boarding a train to the arctic port of Murmansk. Forced to share the long ride and a tiny sleeping car with a larger than life Russian miner, the unexpected encounter leads the occupants of Compartment No. 6 to face major truths about human connection.

VIBE

A starkly beautiful, yet often uncomfortable, journey through the post-Soviet landscape. It captures the awkwardness of forced proximity and the surprising warmth that can bloom between strangers on a long, cold train ride. A quiet exploration of shared humanity.

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