A Stoker
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| Russian | Кочегар |
| Directed by | Aleksey Balabanov |
| Written by | Aleksey Balabanov |
| Produced by | Sergey Selyanov |
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| Cinematography | Aleksandr Simonov |
| Music by | Valeriy Didyulya |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
A Stoker (Russian: Кочегар), also known as The Stoker, is a 2010 Russian crime film directed by Aleksey Balabanov. 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.