The Stoker
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.
Cast: Mikhail Skryabin, Yuri Matveyev, Aleksandr Mosin, Aida Tumutova, Anna Korotayeva, Filipp Dyachkov, Vyacheslav Pavlyut, Vyacheslav Telnov, Pyotr Semak, Irina Osnovina, Oleg Korytin, Oleg Yudin, Valery Rybin
Crew: Aleksey Balabanov (Writer), Aleksey Balabanov (Director), Tatyana Kuzmichyova (Editor), DiDuLa (Music), Aleksandr Simonov (Director of Photography)