The Stoker (2010)

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.

• Parental Guidance: PG-13
• Release Date: 2010-10-13
• Runtime: 1h 23min
• Production Company: CTB Film Company
• Production Country: Russia
• Director: Aleksey Balabanov