Summary
Shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the famed Red Army hockey team formed a joint venture that redefined what was possible in the new Russia.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+11)
Critics 86Audiences 75GoodWatch 68
Tomatometer96%
Metascore76
Audience score81%
IMDb6.8
Running time
1 h 20 min
Shorter than most documentaries, −16 min on the typical 96
typical 9680Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 8 more
Released
2019
September 5, 2019
7 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
RussianMade in
United States- Germany
Writers Guild of America Awards2021
- Best Documentary Screenplay2021Nominated
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
Directing · 1
- Gabe Polsky Director, Writer, Producer
Production · 7
- Scott Jay Kaplan Executive Producer
- Eric Friedler Executive Producer
- Thore Vollert Executive Producer
- Madison Horton Associate Producer
- Steven Warshaw Consulting Producer
- Dmitry Saltykovsky Co-Producer
Camera · 3
- Alexey Elagin Director of Photography
- Dave Carroll Additional Director of Photography
- Jeff Peixoto Additional Director of Photography
Editing · 3
- Christina Stiles Editor
- Brook Linder Additional Editor
- Alex Durham Additional Editing
Sound · 6
- Leo Birenberg Original Music Composer
- Steve Boeddeker Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
- E.J. Holowicki Supervising Sound Editor, Thanks
- Ramiro Rodriguez Zamarripa Music Coordinator
- Vladimir Rizun Sound Recordist
- Michael Faner Sound Mixer
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