Cannes Film Festival winner and ‘one of the best films of this year’ (Vulture), Compartment No. 6 is an unconventional love story takes place as two strangers share a Russian train journey through the Arctic Circle.
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 and a tiny sleeping car with a Russian miner, the unexpected encounter leads the occupants of Compartment no. 6 to face the truth about their own yearning for human connection.
"Beautifully believable performances . . . rivaling the nuanced naturalistic charm of Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Richard Linklater’s Before trilogy... like a balm for the soul in these tumultuous times."
- THE GUARDIAN
"A love story… a total charmer, and will have you reaching for an Interrail ticket immediately afterwards."
- EMPIRE
"Unexpectedly uplifting in its insights into human solitude and connection."
- THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"A beacon of warmth amid a frozen wasteland."
- TIME OUT
"A take on the love story as fresh, resonant and honest… as you’ll find in a contemporary film."
- LOS ANGELES TIMES
Thursday 7th July
107 min
MA15+
Drama
Russian and Finnish with English subtitles
Palace Balwyn, Palace Cinema Como, The Kino, Palace Central, Palace James St, Palace Electric Cinema
