
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.... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaIt's a story of global consequences and historic proportions, and of astounding athleticism and synchronicity - and filmmaker Polsky ices it. |
| RogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireEmotionally charged, viscerally exciting and consistently enlightening, Gabe Polsky’s Red Army is a sports documentary like no other. |
| ReelTalk Movie ReviewsDonald J. LevitGame clips are exciting and illustrate East-West differences of style and ways of thinking, but the real though subsurface subject is the breakup of the USSR and the forging of present-day Russia. |
| Seattle TimesMichael UpchurchWittily edited and beautifully scored, "Red Army" is not just a terrific film but an important one - even if you don't give two hoots about ice hockey. |
| Irish TimesTara BradyThere's a lesson here for fans of any contemporary sport and an absolutely thrilling tale, impeccably assembled besides. Sporting glory awaits, even for those viewers who couldn't tell a jockstrap from a jellybean. |
| Village VoiceAmy NicholsonRed Army is a riveting look behind the Iron Curtain. |
| Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyThanks to Gabe Polsky's enthralling new documentary, we finally get to see these athletes for who they really were—it humanizes a group of men who were cast by history in the role of villains. |
| San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisDirector Gabe Polsky masterfully documents Fetisov’s triumphs — and sorrows. |
| Chicago ReaderBen SachsThis engaging documentary provocatively suggests that the team succeeded in large part because of communist indoctrination. |
| Washington PostAnn HornadayIn this swift, smart, often very funny film, Polsky takes an unprecedented look at the legendary Soviet-era hockey program and its life after glasnost, exposing an athletic system that became a crucial symbol of Communist history and politics, but also discipline, grace and brooding, melancholy soul. |