Hytti Nro 6
On a long train ride, Finnish Laura has to share a compartment with a boorish Russian miner. An unexpected bond develops. Winner of the Grand Prize of the Jury in Cannes.
Please note that this film is in Russian and Finnish, with Dutch subtitles.
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 Russian miner, the unexpected encounter leads the occupants of Compartment no. 6 to face the truth about their own yearning for human connection.
Beautiful, melancholic drama that unfolds calmly and carefully. Especially the attentive and patient viewer will immensely enjoy the developing friendship between the two lonely souls.
Juho Kuosmanen, Finland, Germany, Estonia, Russia, 2021, 107 min. Russian & Finnish spoken, Dutch subtitles.
With Seidi Haarla, Yuriy Borisov, Dinara Drukarova, Yuliya Aug.