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.

Release Date: 2010-10-13

Genres: Crime ,Drama

Director: Aleksey Balabanov

Actors: Mikhail Skryabin ,Yuri Matveyev ,Alexandr Mosin ,Aida Tumutova ,Anna Korotayeva ,Filipp Dyachkov

Duration: 1h 23m

IMDB rating: 6.2