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Compartment Number 6

Original title: Hytti nro 6
  • 20212021
  • RR
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
7.8K
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POPULARITY
3,087
344
Compartment Number 6 (2021)
As a train weaves its way up to the arctic circle, two strangers share a journey that will change their perspective on life.
Play trailer0:52
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  • Romance
As a train weaves its way up to the arctic circle, two strangers share a journey that will change their perspective on life.As a train weaves its way up to the arctic circle, two strangers share a journey that will change their perspective on life.As a train weaves its way up to the arctic circle, two strangers share a journey that will change their perspective on life.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
7.8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,087
344
  • Director
    • Juho Kuosmanen
  • Writers
    • Andris Feldmanis
    • Juho Kuosmanen
    • Rosa Liksom(novel)
  • Stars
    • Yuriy Borisov
    • Valeriy Nikolaev
    • Seidi Haarla
Top credits
  • Director
    • Juho Kuosmanen
  • Writers
    • Andris Feldmanis
    • Juho Kuosmanen
    • Rosa Liksom(novel)
  • Stars
    • Yuriy Borisov
    • Valeriy Nikolaev
    • Seidi Haarla
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 28User reviews
    • 101Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 19 nominations

    Videos2

    Teaser Trailer
    Trailer 0:52
    Teaser Trailer
    COMPARTMENT NO. 6 | Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:00
    COMPARTMENT NO. 6 | Official Trailer

    Photos34

    Seidi Haarla and Yuriy Borisov at an event for Compartment Number 6 (2021)
    Compartment Number 6 (2021)
    Compartment Number 6 (2021)
    Compartment Number 6 (2021)
    Compartment Number 6 (2021)
    Seidi Haarla in Compartment Number 6 (2021)
    Seidi Haarla and Yuriy Borisov in Compartment Number 6 (2021)
    Seidi Haarla in Compartment Number 6 (2021)
    Dinara Drukarova and Seidi Haarla in Compartment Number 6 (2021)
    Seidi Haarla in Compartment Number 6 (2021)
    Seidi Haarla in Compartment Number 6 (2021)
    Seidi Haarla and Yuriy Borisov in Compartment Number 6 (2021)

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    Yuriy Borisov
    Yuriy Borisov
    • Ljohaas Ljoha
    Valeriy Nikolaev
    • Fishermanas Fisherman
    Seidi Haarla
    Seidi Haarla
    • Lauraas Laura
    Yuliya Aug
    Yuliya Aug
    • Nataliaas Natalia
    Dinara Drukarova
    • Irina Mezhinskayaas Irina Mezhinskaya
    Polina Aug
    Polina Aug
    • Receptionistas Receptionist
    Bmcabana Sf
    • Renzelas Renzel
    Konstantin Murzenko
    Konstantin Murzenko
    • Guest at the partyas Guest at the party
    Galina Petrova
    Galina Petrova
    • Train station clerkas Train station clerk
    Tomi Alatalo
    • Sashaas Sasha
    Natalya Drozd
    • Guest at the partyas Guest at the party
    Mikhail Brashinskiy
    • Guest at the partyas Guest at the party
    Sergey Agafonov
    • Sergeyas Sergey
    Denis Pyanov
    • Queue manas Queue man
    Timofei Olkov
    • 8 year old boyas 8 year old boy
    Natalya Karcha
    • English guideas English guide
    Galina Sidorova
    • Receptionist's colleagueas Receptionist's colleague
    Aglaja Agafonova
    • Child of Nadia & Sergeyas Child of Nadia & Sergey
    • Director
      • Juho Kuosmanen
    • Writers
      • Andris Feldmanis
      • Juho Kuosmanen
      • Rosa Liksom(novel)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The film crew had to smuggle some of the negatives out of Russia to have them developed, as they were shot in the dark and required a special process. Originally set to be sent to Budapest, the negatives could not be delivered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As development was not possible in Russia and the law doesn't allow for transporting film negatives out of the country, the crew had to resort to smuggling at the border of Finland and Russia.
    • Goofs
      The train with the main characters arrives in St. Petesburg Vitebsky railway station and then keeps going. In real life, this station is terminal and none of the trains can continue to move in the same direction.
    • Quotes

      Ljoha: You think, I'm a bad guy?

      Laura: Well... I only know what I've seen.

      Ljoha: What have you seen?

    • Connections
      Featured in Radio Dolin: Cannes 2021. Musical Annette, new Paul Verhoeven and Unprecedented Success of Russian Cinema (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Voyage, voyage
      Written by Jean-Michel Rivat and Dominique Dubois

      Performed by Desireless

    User reviews28

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    long journey to the north
    I was curious to see 'Compartment no 6', the film by Finnish director Juho Kuosmanen, which became one of the most awarded movies on the festival circuit during this special year which is 2021. The film is a 'road movie' or if you wish a 'railroad movie' , whose story takes place most of the time in a train that runs through the Russian steppe from Moscow to Murmansk, in the far north, beyond the Arctic Circle. Two young people, a Finn woman and a Russian man, who have nothing in common except enough reasons not to be able to tolerate each other are forced to spend the three days and two nights of the trip together. The formula seems pretty rusty, especially as what almost everything viewers expect after the first ten minutes of watching the film happens, and yet, beyond the not very original story, the film manages to catch the attention through sincerity and the natural and empathetic way in which the characters and the reality around them are treated.

    The film director and the lead heroine are Finnish, but the story takes place in Russia, sometime in the late '90s. Laura (Seidi Haarla), a student in Moscow, is planning a trip to Murmansk, in the far north of Russia, together with Irina, her Russian girlfriend. The friend gives up at the last moment and from what will follow we understand that the relationship was almost over from her point of view. Laura takes the trip alone, in a sleeping cars train, the purpose of the trip being to see some petroglyphs 10 thousand years old, which arouse her interest as a future archaeologist. In the train she is assigned to the same compartment with a young Russian man named Ljoha (Yuriy Borisov), a drunk and rude person. She tries to find a place in another compartment, but this proves to be impossible. The trip promises to become a nightmare, the communication between the two being hampered by differences in language (Laura speaks only elementary Russian), culture, and alcohol fumes. From here, however, things will evolve.

    The interaction between the two works wonderfully, and even if the situations are not that original - we have already seen similar ones in too many romantic comedies - the subtlety of the script writing, the talent and the chemistry between the two actors manage to make the relationship credible and human, leaving room for multiple subtexts and interpretations. The romantic element appears late, and until then the communication between the two young people is based neither on language (which is a tool of misunderstanding rather than understanding) nor on sexual attraction. Cultural differences are subtly described, juggling around stereotypes. We can of course ask ourselves how true to realities is the image of Russia in the first decade after communism that is presented to us on screen. I know too little about Finnish cinema, except for a few films by Aki Kaurismaki, so I'm not sure if my assessment is correct, but it seemed to me that compared to what I saw, the focus is less on the comic and sarcastic dimensions and more on the human connection and communication between the heroes. In other words, 'Compartment no 6' looks more like a Russian film about a young Finnish woman directed by a Finn than like a Finnish film. Anyway and whatever shelf we lay it, it is a simple and good film, whose viewing has chances to please many spectators. The actors do an excellent job, and the camera work makes watching the scenes on the train, in Russian homes, or from the frozen steppe an immersive experience. The decisions of the juries of festivals such as Cannes or Jerusalem, I believe, will in this case be validated by the reception of the public.
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    • Nov 26, 2021

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    • What is the main language of the movie? Russian or Finnish? Would I be able to understand the movie only knowing Russian?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 29, 2021 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Finland
      • Russia
      • Estonia
      • Germany
    • Languages
      • Russian
      • Finnish
    • Also known as
      • Hytti nro 6
    • Filming locations
      • St Petersburg-Vitebsky, St. Petersburg, Russia
    • Production companies
      • Elokuvayhtiö Oy Aamu
      • Achtung Panda! Media
      • Amrion
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $205,843
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,514
      • Jan 30, 2022
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,411,167
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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