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Compartment Number 6
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #653
- IMDb #1839
- Letterboxd #1097
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #650
- Kinopoisk #3209
- AlloCiné #1268
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 68, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 93. Critics average 93, everyone else 78.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young Finnish woman traveling by train from Moscow to the Arctic port of Murmansk is forced to share her compartment with a rough, boorish Russian miner. Initially annoyed and fearful, she finds herself on an unexpected journey of connection as the long ride north forces them into proximity. Their contrasting personalities clash and then gradually give way to a unique and transformative friendship.
Details
- Director
- Juho Kuosmanen
- Writers
- Andris Feldmanis, Juho Kuosmanen, Livia Ulman
- Studio
- Aamu Film Company, CTB Film Company, SR, Achtung Panda!
- Released
- 29 October 2021
- Country
- Estonia, Finland, Germany, Russia
- Language
- Finnish
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $2.4M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 9 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 11 →2 major awards won · 2 wins from 11 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| Cannes Film Festival 2021 | Prize of the Ecumenical Jury – Special Mention | Juho Kuosmanen | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2021 | Grand Prix | Juho Kuosmanen | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2022 | Best Foreign Language Film | Compartment No. 6 | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2022 | Best International Film | Compartment No. 6 | Nominee |
| Cannes Film Festival 2021 | Queer Palm | Juho Kuosmanen | Nominee |
| Cannes Film Festival 2021 | Palme d'Or | Juho Kuosmanen | Nominee |
| Satellite Awards 2022 | Best Foreign Language Film | Compartment No. 6 | Nominee |
| British Independent Film Awards 2021 | Best International Independent Film | Juho Kuosmanen, Livia Ulvan, Andris Feldmanis, Jussi Rantamäki, Emilia Hakka | Nominee |
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11 awards — Compartment Number 6
×| Grand Prix | Juho Kuosmanen | Winner |
| Prize of the Ecumenical Jury – Special Mention | Juho Kuosmanen | Winner |
| Palme d'Or | Juho Kuosmanen | Nominee |
| Queer Palm | Juho Kuosmanen | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Compartment No. 6 | Nominee |
| Best International Film | Compartment No. 6 | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Yura Borisov | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Seidi Haarla | Nominee |
| Best Film | Compartment No. 6 | Nominee |
| Best International Independent Film | Juho Kuosmanen, Livia Ulvan, Andris Feldmanis, Jussi Rantamäki, Emilia Hakka | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Compartment No. 6 | Nominee |