Going Vertical (2017)
- Original title
- Движение вверх
- Directed by
- Anton Megerdichev
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film, sport film, historical drama
- Country
- Russia
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- Rated
- N-7
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 181 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
The Soviet national basketball team faces off against the legendary U.S. team at the 1972 Munich Olympics. The film follows the players and their coach as they strive to end the American team's 63-game winning streak.
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What happens
Going Vertical, also known as Three Seconds (Russian: Движение вверх, romanized: Dvizhenie vverkh) is a 2017 Russian sports drama film directed by Anton Megerdichev about the controversial victory of the Soviet national basketball team over the 1972 U.S. Olympic team, ending their 63-game winning streak, at the Munich Summer Olympic's men's basketball tournament. Upon its release on 28 December 2017, Going Vertical achieved critical and commercial success. With a worldwide gross of $66.3 million, Going Vertical was the highest-grossing modern Russian film of all time at the time of release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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