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The Stoker (2010)
Directed by Alexey Balabanov
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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.
Length 83 minutes
Actors
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
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/24/2021 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 7.5 stars |
| 09/22/2011 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7.25 stars |
Viewing Notes
Was super happy to find this on MUBI when I was browsing the other day. I had been looking for this movie off and on for a while to revisit since it was one of my favorites from FF2011. Yep, still really like this movie and it’s dark humor. Had forgotten the plot point when things turn as well how damn sad it is.
The version on MUBI is standard definition so I wonder if there was ever a HD blu released for this movie. It needs one.
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