Canada Russia '72

(2006)

★ 7.8 IMDb · 354 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2006

Runtime: 120 мин

Country: Canada

Director: Т.У. Пикок

Cast: Марк А. Оуэн, Sonia Laplante, David Berni, Гэбриел Хоган, Майк Допуд, Sebastien Roberts, Louis-Philippe Dandenault, Jeff Roop, Хью Томпсон, Дэвид Александр Миллер

Plot

A docudrama loosely based on real events. In 1972, an 8 game ice hockey series is arranged where Canadian pro stars of the National Hockey League play the the Soviet Union national team. Tho most Canadian fans were convinced that the Soviets would be no match for the pros, what followed was a bitter struggle as Team Canada faught to win a series that would change Canadian hockey's history forever.

In 1972, a historical ice hockey game tournament is arranged where the cream of Canada's professional stars of the National Hockey League would play against the best of the Soviet Union's. Although Canada and the USSR have faced off repeatedly on the amateur level before, most of Canada is smugly convinced that the Soviets will be no match for the pros. However, that assumption is forcefully shot down when Team Canada is soundly trounced in the first game by the skilled Soviet Union team. What follows is a bitter struggle as Team Canada fights to recover in a series that would change Canadian hockey's self-image and history forever.