Red Army

(2015)

★ 7.3 IMDb · 159 votes

Genres: Documentary, History

Year: 2015

Runtime: 85 мин

Country: Russia, United States of America

Director: Gabe Polsky

Cast: Вячеслав Фетисов, Vladimir Pozner, Vladimir Krutov, Alex Kasatonov, Владислав Третьяк, Felix Nechepore, Tatiana Tarasova, Scotty Bowman, Herb Brooks, Don Cherry

Plot

A documentary highlighting the Soviet Union's legendary and enigmatic hockey training culture and world-dominating team through the eyes of the team's Captain Slava Fetisov, following his shift from hockey star and celebrated national hero to political enemy.

Red Army is a feature documentary about the Soviet Union and the most successful dynasty in sports history: the Red Army hockey team. Told from the perspective of its captain Slava Fetisov, the story portrays his transformation from national hero to political enemy. From the USSR to Russia, the film examines how sport mirrors social and cultural movements and parallels the rise and fall of the Red Army team with the Soviet Union.