Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+9)
Critics 88Audiences 79GoodWatch 83
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than most documentaries, −11 min on the typical 96
typical 9685Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 31 more
Released
2015
January 23, 2015
11 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryHistoryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
RussianMade in
Russia
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
19 of 19
Viacheslav FetisovHimself
Vladimir PoznerHimself- VKVladimir KrutovHimself
- AKAlex KasatonovHimself
Vladislav TretiakHimself- FNFelix NecheporeHimself
- TTTatiana TarasovaHerself
Scotty BowmanHimself
Herb BrooksSelf - US Olympic Coach (archive footage) (voice)
Don CherrySelf - Hockey Commentator (archive footage) (voice)
Mark Deakins(voice)
Alan EaglesonSelf - Hockey Agent (voice)- LFLada FetisovSelf - Wife Of Vladislav Fetisov
Anatoli KarpovHimself- AKAlexei KasatonovHimself
- KKKen Kurtis(voice)
- LMLawrence MartinSelf - Journalist
- IRIgor RabinerSelf - Journalist
- IRIgor RomishevskySelf - Soviet Hockey Legend
Directing · 2
- Gabe Polsky Director, Writer, Producer, Additional Camera
- Sasha Tsyrlin First Assistant Director
Production · 7
- Werner Herzog Executive Producer
- Liam Satre-Meloy Executive Producer
- Jerry Weintraub Executive Producer
- Jim Czarnecki Unit Production Manager
- Sean Carey Co-Executive Producer
- Dmitry Saltykovsky Associate Producer
Camera · 5
- Peter Zeitlinger Director of Photography
- Svetlana Cvetko Director of Photography
- Robert Ragozzine First Assistant Camera
- Tim Antonov Grip
- K.C. Capek First Assistant Camera
Editing · 2
- Kurt Engfehr Editor
- Eli Despres Editor
Sound · 8
- Christophe Beck Original Music Composer
- Leo Birenberg Original Music Composer
- E.J. Holowicki Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Jason Milligan Sound Recordist
- Jonathan Coomes Sound Editor
- Chris Gridley Dialogue Editor
Visual Effects · 2
- Philippe Gariépy Visual Effects
- Benoit St-Jean Visual Effects
Lighting · 1
- Ned Hallick Gaffer
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