The Stoker / Кочегар
- Drama
- Crime
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.
The Stoker is a 2010 Russian drama about Ivan Skryabin, a shell-shocked Afghanistan war veteran who tends a massive coal furnace while working on a historical novel. The film explores his isolated life as local gangsters and his visiting daughter complicate his routine, blending intimate character study with crime elements.
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Mikhail SkryabinKochegar- Yuri MatveyevVassily 'Bizon'
Aleksandr MosinSergeant - father of Masha
Aida TumutovaSasha, daughter Kochegar- Anna KorotayevaMasha
Filipp Dyachkov
Vyacheslav PavlyutFyodor Alekseevich
Vyacheslav TelnovAndrei Sergeevich
Pyotr Semakcolonel, Vera's father
Irina Osnovinacashier- Oleg Korytincustomer's driver
- Oleg Yudin
- Valery Rybin
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When was The Stoker released?
The Stoker was released on October 13, 2010.
What is The Stoker about?
The film follows Ivan Skryabin, an Afghanistan war veteran who works as a stoker at a coal furnace. His quiet existence is disrupted by his daughter's visit and encounters with local gangsters who use the furnace for illicit purposes.
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