Red Army
The documentary film features the most successful team in sport history: the Red Army hockey team during the Cold War. Through stories from its members and captain Slava Fetisov, the film examines the influence of political movement to sports.
13 February 1947, Soviet Union
20 May 1951, Brooklyn, New York, USA
25 April 1952, Orudyevo, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR
18 September 1933, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
20 April 1958, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]
1 April 1934, Paris, France
14 October 1959, Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]
5 February 1934, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
23 May 1951, Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]
December 31, 2015
Red Army keeps a light tone even when dealing with serious issues, and is chock-full of great stock footage.
March 12, 2015
It's a mark of Polsky's ambition and canniness that he braids hockey not just with geopolitics but also with personal history and human drama.
February 26, 2015
Wittily 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.
December 29, 2015
It is fascinating viewing and this unfolds so much like a feature film it's remarkable the movie rights haven't already been snapped up. Someone call Stallone.
February 25, 2016
There'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.
March 19, 2015
Fascinating, funny, heroic, moving and may even make hockey fans out of nonbelievers.
March 05, 2015
Polsky keeps things lively, both visually and with his editing. But the sometimes-lighthearted approach never undermines the serious business at hand.
January 01, 2016
Part of the interest in watching Red Army is in gauging the fluctuating relationship between Polsky and his chief subject: Fetisov can be distinctly laconic, appearing to give up his time and memories rather reluctantly.
February 27, 2015
It's a story of global consequences and historic proportions, and of astounding athleticism and synchronicity - and filmmaker Polsky ices it.
December 07, 2015
Through a vivid collection of clips and interviews, this enlightening, rousing documentary shows us how these proud but cautious athletes have a complex love-hate relationship with the place they call home.
February 27, 2015
On the surface it's the story of one particular hockey player, but it reflects so much more.
