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Red Army

Red Army

Documentary, Biography, History

The story of the Soviet Union's famed Red Army hockey team through the eyes of its players.


The critical consensus

The interviews are as entertaining as the slick interplay on the ice.

****(*)Phil de Semlyen, Empire Online, 05/10/2015

Soviet ice hockey is at the centre of a compelling documentary.

****(*)Scott Henderson, The List, 05/10/2015

Red Army is full of ironies and surprises.

****(*)Geoffrey MacNab, The Independent, 08/10/2015

The story of Slava Fetisov, the Soviet ice-hockey player who morphed into an international star is at the heart of this fascinating documentary.

****(*)Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 08/10/2015

The Soviets’ battles with the US, on and off the ice, are relived in this documentary.

***(*)(*)Mark Kermode, The Observer, 11/10/2015

What's really fascinating is the way the story evolves.

****(*)Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 24/10/2015


Features about Red Army

Red Army: how to woo a cold-war ice hockey hero

Danny Leigh, The Guardian, 08/10/2015

Where and when?

Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow from Saturday October 24, 2015, until Sunday October 25, 2015. More info: http://www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/

Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee from Saturday October 24, 2015, until Thursday October 29, 2015. More info: www.dca.org.uk

Edinburgh Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Friday October 30, 2015, until Thursday November 5, 2015. More info: www.filmhousecinema.com

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