The Ninth Configuration

Set inside a windswept gothic castle converted into a military asylum, The Ninth Configuration follows Colonel Vincent Kane, an army psychiatrist who meets a ragged ensemble of soldiers whose wounds are as much spiritual and existential as they are psychological. With a calm, almost enigmatic demeanor, Kane resists standard treatments and instead indulges the inmates' fantasies and delusions, allowing their absurdities and confessions to surface in a series of surreal, often darkly comic encounters.

The film unfolds as a meditation on faith, sanity, and redemption, blending wry humor with unsettling moments of revelation. As relationships form and crises flare, Kane’s unconventional methods force both patients and staff to confront hard questions about belief, purpose, and the human capacity for hope. The result is a haunting, thought-provoking drama that lingers long after the final scene.