A Stoker
A Stoker (Russian: Кочегар), also known as The Stoker, is a 2010 Russian crime film directed by Aleksey Balabanov.[2][3][4] The film takes place in St. Petersburg in the 1990s. Main character is a retired major who served in the Soviet Army during Soviet–Afghan War. He works as a stoker and disposes bodies of people killed by local Mafia, which is headed by one of his former comrades from the Soviet Army. Everything changes when he realizes that one of the bodies for disposal was his daughter.
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| Russian | Кочегар |
| Directed by | Aleksey Balabanov |
| Written by | Aleksey Balabanov |
| Produced by | Sergey Selyanov |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Aleksandr Simonov |
| Music by | Valeriy Didyulya |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
Cast
- Mikhail Skryabin as Stoker
- Yuriy Matveev as Vassily 'Bizon' - lover of Sasha and Masha
- Aleksandr Mosin as Sergeant - father of Masha
- Aida Tumutova as Sasha - daughter of Ivan Skryabin
- Anna Korotayeva as Masha - daughter of Sergeant
- Varvara Belokurova as Vera - Daughter of Colonel Minayev
- Roman Burenkov as Gosha
- Filipp Dyachkov as Yasha
- Aleksandr Garkushenko as Kostya
- Kirill Komlev as Bartender
Reception
Critical response
A Stoker has an approval rating of 100% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 8 reviews, and an average rating of 7.40/10.[5]
References
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