Juho Kuosmanen’s tremendous Compartment No. 6 goes on a journey of discovery, companionship and petroglyphs, with a wonderful performance by Seidi Haarla.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 25, 2024

I do not need the “Before” trilogy. I need the “Compartment Number 6” trilogy. The lack of romance, picture perfect movie stars in beautiful clothes and eloquent characters was a refreshing approach. People being people and having childlike fun

| Jun 9, 2024

Finnish film-maker Juho Kuosmanen has crafted a tense, compelling drama which offers plenty of narrative twists and turns.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Nov 11, 2022

The kind of movie that changes the way you see the world.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 22, 2022

the beauty and compelling power of this film is in its appreciation of the small moments, the random encounters and conversations with strangers that remain etched on the heart.

| Sep 9, 2022

If you enjoy character-driven road movies, you will want to see the offbeat Compartment No. 6,

| Sep 8, 2022

Where Compartment No. 6 differs from It Happened One Night and Before Sunrise is that its set-up isn't in service of a life-changing romance, but a study into class and cultural differences framed via a contrast of appearances vs reality.

| Aug 29, 2022

A slow, immersive, atmospheric train trip into the unknown, that is also an interpersonal drama with an intensity and rhythms of its own, as two young travellers, a Finn and a Russian, discover there are ways to connect

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 26, 2022

Compartment No. 6 is another character piece of nuanced naturalism by Finnish director Juho Kuosmanen following his 2016 critical hit, The Happiest Day In The Life Of Olli Maki.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 20, 2022

A slow train ride that's worth it for the simple, subtle, gut-punch of an ending.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 14, 2022

Haarla and Borisov are excellent as the protagonists of this strangely appealing love story.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 12, 2022

A reminder that a feature that's personal and raw, also attuned to all the tiny details of life in its performances, mood and style, and firmly character-driven, can make even the most recognisable narrative feel new.

| Jul 8, 2022

It transcends cultural differences, it transcends conventional movie romance narratives, and the feelings it stirs up cannot necessarily be easily explained.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 7, 2022

Two opposites clash and click on a frosty train trip to the Arctic Circle that sets out to warm hearts.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 6, 2022

Very little happens between these two unhappy souls. And then, as the end nears, I found myself hoping it would keep going. Go figure. It takes quite some skill to be that crafty.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 30, 2022

… as coldly functional as its name suggests.

| Original Score: 9/20 | Jun 30, 2022

What's refreshing about the picture is how writer-director Juho Kuosmanen only softens the character of Lyokha around the edges and in subtle ways.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 26, 2022

he manner in which "Compartment No. 6" unfolds its complex character study is distinctive, managing at the same time to be intriguing, surprising, and ultimately quite compelling.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jun 16, 2022

A road movie loaded with humor and melancholy where the hard and magnificent scrolling background is a metaphor of that unfathomable loneliness that passes through the entire film. [Full review in Spanish]

| Jun 6, 2022

For fans of magical encounters between lost souls. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 17, 2022