Five Russian Olympians, five broken bodies, one question: what did victory actually cost them?
Five real-life stories of Olympic athletes of Russia. Five stories which intertwined love, betrayal, friendship. Each of these victories worth hard work, respect and belief in yourself, in your family and to your country.
Acting
Andrey Smolyakov carries the biathlete segment with quiet devastation.
Production
Four directors = four distinct visual flavors, for better and worse.
Director
Artyom Aksenenko
Andrey Smolyakov
Nikolay Kruglov-st.
Andrey Fedortsov
Taisiya Vilkova
Ekaterina Ilyukhina
Maksim Vitorgan
Trener snoubordistok
Svetlana Khodchenkova
Svetlana Zhurova
Olga Tumaykina
Mama Ani
Igor Vernik
Viktor Ivanovich
Aleksey Chadov
Ilya Kovalchuk
Ekaterina Klimova
Mama Bori
Anatoliy Lobotskiy
Khokkeynyy trener
Konstantin Kryukov
Anton Sikharulidze
Tatyana Arntgolts
Elena Berezhnaya
Roza Khairullina
Tamara Moskvina
Semyon Treskunov
Andrey Lebedev
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released in 2014, the same year as the Sochi Winter Olympics—a timing so convenient it practically winks at you.
The film's 'belief in your country' messaging hit differently after the 2016 doping scandal retroactively tainted Russian Olympic narratives.
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