The setting for this adaptation of
        Anton Chekhov’s short story “Ward
        Number Six” is a rural hospital, where
        various bizarre beings come together.
        This allegory about totalitarianism
        also remained uncompleted. The fa-
        mous Czech artist Ester Krumba-
        chová contributed to this black-and-
        white mosaic that oscillates between
        a naturalistic description of human
        wretchedness and a desire for free-
        dom. The film, which only received
        its final form after the fall of Commu-
        nism, had its cinematic premiere in
        November 1990.