Compartment No. 6

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
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 (Finnish: Hytti nro 6; Russian: Купе номер шесть, romanized: Kupe nomer shest) is a 2021 drama road movie co-written and directed by Juho Kuosmanen, starring Seidi Haarla and 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 where it shared the Grand Prix with Asghar Farhadi's A Hero.[7][8][9] It was selected as the Finnish submission for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards and was one of the 15 "shortlisted" films in the category but was not nominated for the Oscar.[10][11][12]

During the Cannes Film Festival, Sony Pictures Classics bought the distribution rights to the film for North America, Latin America, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe, excluding co-production country Russia, where the film was distributed by the local branch of the sister company, Sony Pictures Releasing, marking the company's second acquisition of a Finnish film following Aki Kaurismäki's The Man Without a Past in 2002.[13]

Plot

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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

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Reception

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Critical response

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 93% of 120 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "Compartment No. 6 can get a little stuffy within its narrative confines, but this well-acted, subtly told love story rewards the viewer's patience."[15] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 80 out of 100, based on 33 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[16]

Accolades

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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

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References

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  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. 17 July 2021. 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. ^ Komonen, Oona (17 July 2021). "Hytti nro 6:lle laaja elokuvalevitys Yhdysvalloissa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Helsinki: Sanoma Media Finland Oy: C 4. 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. ^ "Compartment No. 6". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  17. ^ Lemercier, Fabian (17 July 2021). "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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