Red Army (2014)
- Directed by
- Gabe Polsky
- Genre
- documentary film, biographical film, sport film
- Country
- Russia, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 154 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary follows Slava Fetisov and the Soviet Union national ice hockey team. It shows how the players dealt with strict coaching and political pressures before some of them moved to the NHL.
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What happens
Red Army is a 2014 American-Russian documentary film directed, produced, and written by Gabe Polsky, executive produced by Jerry Weintraub and Werner Herzog. It premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and was released in limited theaters by Sony Pictures Classics on January 23, 2015. The film tells the story of the Soviet Union national ice hockey team through the eyes of team captain Slava Fetisov, in particular the famed 1990s five-man unit known as The Russian Five. The film details the link between sports and politics. The film also narrates how players were wooed by National Hockey League scouts and eventually flooded NHL rosters. The film is particularly harsh on the ruthless tactics of coach Viktor Tikhonov about whom none of the players have a kind word. Tikhonov died in November 2014. The movie uses rare archival footage, including children singing "No Coward Plays Hockey." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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