Red Army
2014 · Movie · PG · 85 min · ★ 7.4 · 88% critics
Red Army is a documentary that follows the Soviet Union’s legendary hockey training culture through the perspective of the team captain, tracing his path from celebrated national hero to political enemy. It explores how the sport’s rise was shaped by discipline, politics, and the pressure to represent an ideology on the world stage.
Also known as L'armée rouge
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Details
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2015-01-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (154 votes)
- Box office
- $694,600
About
You’ll likely enjoy Red Army if you like sports documentaries that connect dominance to politics and personal conflict, especially hockey history, but Not for you if you want balanced coverage or lots of fresh, broad hockey context beyond the main captain.
Pros: intense hockey legacy; compelling training culture; personal viewpoint | Cons: feels biased; interview focus narrows; some parts feel rushed
Themes
- sports
- biography
- ice hockey
- sports documentary
Cast & crew
Viacheslav Fetisov
as Himself
Vladimir Pozner
as Himself
- VK
Vladimir Krutov
as Himself
- AK
Alex Kasatonov
as Himself
Vladislav Tretiak
as Himself
- FN
Felix Nechepore
as Himself
- TT
Tatiana Tarasova
as Herself
Scotty Bowman
as Himself
Herb Brooks
as Self - US Olympic Coach (archive footage) (voice)
Don Cherry
as Self - Hockey Commentator (archive footage) (voice)
Directed by Gabe Polsky