Coach (2018)

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

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)

Trailer

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