A documentary highlighting the Soviet Union's legendary and enigmatic hockey training culture and world-dominating team through the eyes of the team's Captain Slava Fetisov, following his shift from hockey star and celebrated national hero to political enemy.
Direction
Polsky turns interviews into psychological chess matches.
Editing
Propaganda footage collides with painful private memories.
Acting
Fetisov's smoldering silences speak louder than any narration.
Director
Gabe Polsky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Russian Five' Detroit Red Wings reunion wasn't just nostalgia—Fetisov engineered it as deliberate cultural diplomacy, proving Soviet training methods could dominate even capitalism's biggest stage.
Polsky originally approached Fetisov for a completely different documentary; their first interview ran eight hours, with Fetisov nearly walking out twice. That tension became the film's spine.
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