Compartment No. 6

Directed by Juho Kuosmanen

Few people would head to icy Murmansk in winter, but Finnish trainee archaeologist Laura (Haarla) is determined to see the town’s rare petroglyphs, and perhaps escape a failing teacher-student romance. Cooped up in a dingy second-class compartment with hard-drinking Russian skinhead Ljoha (Borisov), Laura finds little relief or escape. A Before Sunrise meet-cute this isn’t, though sometimes connections and destinations take on new meanings.

Duration:
133 minutes

Translated title:
Hytti nro 6

Languages:
Finnish and Russian

Subtitles:
Full English

Country of origin:
Estonia, Finland, Germany and Russia

Year of production:
2021