Compartment No. 6

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Compartment No. 6
Film poster
Directed byJuho Kuosmanen
Screenplay by
  • Andris Feldmanis
  • Livia Ulman
  • Juho Kuosmanen
Based onCompartment No. 6
by Rosa Liksom
Produced by
  • Emilia Haukka
  • Jussi Rantamäki
Starring
CinematographyJani-Petteri Passi
Edited byJussi Rautaniemi
Production
companies
  • Aamu Film Company
  • Amrion
  • Achtung Panda! Media
  • CTB Film Company
Distributed by
  • B-Plan Distribution (Finland)
  • Sony Pictures Releasing
    (Russia)
  • BestFilm.eu (Estonia)[1]
  • eksystent distribution (Germany)
Release dates
  • 10 July 2021 (2021-07-10) (Cannes)
  • 29 October 2021 (2021-10-29) (Finland)
  • 25 November 2021 (2021-11-25) (Russia)
  • 3 December 2021 (2021-12-03) (Estonia)
  • 31 March 2022 (2022-03-31) (Germany)
Running time
108 minutes[2]
Countries
  • Finland
  • Estonia
  • Germany
  • Russia
Languages
  • Finnish
  • Russian
Box office$3.2 million[3][4]

Compartment No. 6 (

Yuri Borisov,[5] based on the 2011 novel of the same name by Rosa Liksom.[6]

The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[7] It shares the Grand Prix with Asghar Farhadi's A Hero.[8][9] It was selected as the Finnish submission for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards[10] and was one of the 15 "shortlisted" films in the category[11][12] but was not nominated for the Oscar.

During the Cannes Film Festival,

Sony Pictures Releasing in the country), Southeast Asia and the Middle East, marking the company's second acquisition of a Finnish film following Aki Kaurismäki's The Man Without a Past in 2002.[13]

Plot

Traveling by train from Moscow to Murmansk to study the Kanozero Petroglyphs, a Finnish student finds herself in a compartment with a gruff Russian miner.[14]

Cast

Reception

Critical response

On the

weighted average, assigned the film a score of 80 out of 100, based on 33 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[16]

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Cannes Film Festival 17 July 2021 Palme d'Or Juho Kuosmanen Nominated [17]
Grand Prix Won
Queer Palm Nominated
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury – Special Mention Won
British Independent Film Awards December 5, 2021 Best International Independent Film Juho Kuosmanen, Livia Ulvan, Andris Feldmanis, Jussi Rantamäki, Emilia Hakka Nominated [18]
European Film Awards 11 December 2021 Best Film Compartment No. 6 Nominated [19]
Best Actor
Yuriy Borisov
Nominated
Best Actress Seidi Haarla Nominated
Satellite Awards 2 April 2022 Best Foreign Language Film Compartment No. 6 Nominated [20]
Golden Globe Awards 9 January 2022 Best Foreign Language Film Compartment No. 6 Nominated [21][22]
Independent Spirit Awards 6 March 2022 Best International Film Compartment No. 6 Nominated [23]

See also

References

  1. ^ "BestFilm.eu | Kupee nr.6".
  2. ^ "Compartment No. 6 (2022)". Irish Film Classification Office. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Compartment No. 6 (2021)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Compartment No. 6". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  5. ^ "'Compartment No. 6' Review: An Offbeat Trainbound Love Story That Transports You Across Russia and Back in Time". Variety. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  6. ^ Abbatescianni, Davide (12 May 2020). "Juho Kuosmanen's Compartment No 6 now in post-production". Cineuropa. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  7. ^ Sharf, Zack (3 June 2021). "Cannes Film Festival 2021 Lineup: Sean Baker, Wes Anderson, and More Compete for Palme d'Or". IndieWire. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Cannes' Palme D'Or goes to Titane". Cineuropa. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Cannes Film Festival 2021: Full Winners List". Asia Tatler. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Juho Kuosmasen ohjaama Hytti nro 6 Suomen Oscar-ehdokkaaksi". Uutiset. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  11. ^ Davis, Clayton (21 December 2021). "Oscars Shortlists Include Beyoncé, 'Spider-Man' and Two Jonny Greenwood Scores as France's 'Titane' Is Snubbed". Variety. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  12. ^ "94TH OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN 10 AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED" (Press release). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 21 December 2021.
  13. ISSN 0355-2047
    . Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  14. ^ Rooney, David (10 July 2021). "'Compartment No. 6' ('Hytti Nro 6'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Compartment No. 6". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  16. Fandom, Inc.
    Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  17. ^ Lemercier, Fabian. "Cannes' Palme D'Or goes to Titane". Cineuropa. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  18. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (3 November 2021). "'Belfast,' 'Boiling Point' Lead BIFA Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  19. ^ Roxborough, Scott (9 November 2021). "'Titane', 'Hand of God' Among European Film Awards Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  20. ^ Anderson, Erik (1 December 2021). "'Belfast,' 'The Power of the Dog' lead 26th Satellite Awards nominations". AwardsWatch. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  21. ^ Neglia, Matt (13 December 2021). "The 79th Golden Globe Award Nominations". NextBestPicture. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  22. ^ Hipes, Patrick (9 January 2022). "Golden Globes: The Power Of The Dog, West Side Story, Succession Lead Way – Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  23. ^ Long, Brent; Tangcay, Jazz (14 December 2021). "Indie Spirit Awards 2022 Nominations (Updating Live)". Variety. Retrieved 14 December 2021.

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