Drama ·Crime · Russia · 2010 · 1h 23m

The Stoker

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Director

Cast

Mikhail Skryabin as Kochegar Yuri Matveyev as Vassily 'Bizon' Aleksandr Mosin as Sergeant - father of Masha Aida Tumutova as Sasha, daughter Kochegar Anna Korotayeva as Masha Filipp Dyachkov as

Crew

Aleksandr Simonov — Director of Photography Tatyana Kuzmichyova — Editor Aleksei Balabanov — Writer Irina Pavlova — Producer Sergei Selyanov — Producer Anastasiya Karimulina — Production Design

Synopsis

A shell-shocked Afghanistan war hero named Ivan Skryabin (Mikhail Skryabin) spends his days stoking the fire in a giant coal furnace. When he isn’t tending the flames, he keeps busy with other activities. He works on a historical novel. His adult daughter Sasha (Aida Tumutova) comes to visit. Local kids come to gaze at the flames. Gangsters, including a former Army sergeant (Aleksandr Mosin) and a sniper known as Bison (Yuri Matveyev), drop by to add special kindling to the fire.

Key Collaborators

Aleksei Balabanov Director Aleksandr Simonov Director of Photography Tatyana Kuzmichyova Editor Aleksei Balabanov Writer Irina Pavlova Producer Sergei Selyanov Producer Anastasiya Karimulina Production Design Nadezhda Vasileva Costume Design

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