Red Army is finally in selected UK cinemas. If you're in London, it's on at the Picturehouse Cinema until Wednesday. It's brilliant and well worth a watch, even if you're not an ice hockey fan!
Here's a snippet of my review from Cannes 2014:
Like an infinitely superior version of Rocky IV, Red Army intertwines
politics and sport with the Cold War being fought in the ice rink
instead of the boxing ring. This incredibly heartfelt and occasionally
hilarious documentary tells the story of the Soviet Union’s awe
inspiring national ice hockey team as team captain Slava Fetisov turns
from national hero to endangered traitor.
The Red Army hockey team
are legendary for their incredible skill on the ice, competing in the
Olympic Games in the late 70s and through the 80s. As the USSR went
through turbulent years of Communism, KGB repression and gradual
political change, its most notable sports stars and national heroes were
finding success in the arenas but difficulties in dealing with their
over bearing coach and the dictatorial control others had over their
lives.
Read the rest at Tastic Film.
A quote of mine also made it into the trailer for this film, so check it out below:
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