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The Stoker

Released PG 83 min 6.6/10 Votes: 2752

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.

Type:

Movie

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Genre:

Crime, Drama

Release:

2010-10-13

Year:

2024

Country:

Russia

Language:

Russian

Revenue:

$184k

Companies:

CTB Film Company

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