---
title: 'A Stoker (2010)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Aleksei Balabanov'
released: '2010-10-13'
runtime_minutes: 87
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'Russia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-stoker-2010'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1746183/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Stoker (2010)

2010 · 87 min · Drama, Crime · Russia

Original title: Кочегар

## Synopsis

A Stoker, 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Aleksei Balabanov](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksei-balabanov)
- **Screenplay:** [Aleksei Balabanov](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksei-balabanov)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Valeriy Didyula](https://cinepixo.com/people/valeriy-didyula)
- **Producer:** [Sergey Selyanov](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergey-selyanov)
- **Director of Photography:** [Aleksandr Simonov](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksandr-simonov)

## Cast

- [Mikhail Skryabin](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikhail-skryabin)
- [Aida Tumutova](https://cinepixo.com/people/aida-tumutova)

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Official site: http://www.kochegar-film.ru/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-stoker-2010
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