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Compartment No. 6
8.2
/10
5,498 Ratings

Synopsis

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 with a larger than life Russian miner, the unexpected encounter leads the occupants of Compartment No. 6 to face major truths about human connection.

Our take

The second feature from Finland’s Juho Kuosmanen (The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki), this seductive strangers-on-a-train tale is brimming with will-they-won’t-they energy. Winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes, Compartment No. 6 is a ravishingly textured ode to companionship and adventure.