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Coach (2018)

Coach poster
Original title
Тренер
Directed by
Danila Kozlovsky
Genre
drama film, association football film
Country
Russia
Runtime
2h 18m
Rated
12+
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 71 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A star football player fails publicly and quits the professional sport. He then takes on the challenge of coaching a little-known team, working to improve its performance while also dealing with his own inner demons.

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What happens

Coach (Russian: Тренер, romanized: Trener) is a 2018 Russian sports drama film co-written, directed by, and starring Danila Kozlovsky. Kozlovsky's debut project, where in addition to the usual main role, he took on the role of director for the first time. A football drama about the star striker of the national team, who, after a loud failure, leaves the big sport. But he is not able to renounce his vacation and becomes the coach of an unknown team. While teaching it the art of defeating opponents, the hero himself learns to conquer his internal breakdowns. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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