Red Army (film): Difference between revisions

'''''Red Army''''' ([[2014 in film|2014]]) is a [[documentary film]] about the [[Soviet Union]]'s dominance of [[ice hockey]] during the [[Cold War]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/may/16/red-army-cannes-review-soviet-union-ice-hockey |title= Cannes 2014 review: Red Army - the cold war, on ice |date=16 May 2014 |website= |publisher=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=19 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/red-army-documentary-a-compelling-and-riveting-film/|title= Red Army documentary a compelling and riveting film |date= September 2, 2014|website=thehockeynews.com |accessdate=19 September 2014}}</ref> Directed by [[Gabe Polsky]], it tells the story through the eyes of its captain [[Slava Fetisov]]. Red Army made its North American debut at the Toronto International Film Festival and will be released in American theatres in February 2015 by [[Sony Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://variety.com/2014/film/news/sony-classics-acquires-cannes-documentary-red-army-1201161543/|title= Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Russian Hockey Doc ‘Red Army’ |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]| date= April 22, 2014 |accessdate=19 September 2014}}</ref> The film is about the Soviet-Russian game from the 1950s to its deterioration in the 1990s. The film was screened in the [[2014 Cannes Film Festival#Special screenings|Special Screenings section]] of 2014 Cannes Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/19/movies/red-army-is-among-the-notables-at-festival.html?_r=0|title= Spotted at Cannes: Ice to Go With Steam |date= May 18, 2014|publisher=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=19 September 2014}}</ref>▼

''Red Army'' details the link between sports and politics. The film also narrates how players were wooed by NHL scouts and the flooding the NHL teams with Soviet players. The film is particularly harsh on the ruthless tactics of coach [[Viktor Tikhonov (ice hockey, born 1930)|Viktor Tikhonov]] about whom none of players have a kind word. Tikhonov died in November 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-red-army-1201211379/|title= Film Review: ‘Red Army’ |date= May 17, 2014|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |accessdate=20 September 2014}}</ref>▼