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A darkly funny mashup between a sports documentary and a gangster drama, Red Penguins is an incredibly entertaining film that also delves into serious cultural issues. Full Review | Aug 11,...
Aug 4, 2020 · The head of the Central Sports Army Club, Alexander Baranovsky, cooly refuses to grant protection to the Americans, and his sentiments are shared by Russian businessman Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov, who has alleged ties to organized crime. His words accentuate the overarching tragedy for which the short-lived rise and swift downfall of the Russian ...
Aug 3, 2020 · “Red Penguins” looks back at when U.S. investors used marketing gimmicks, including a goofy new mascot, to pump energy into Russia’s formerly fierce national hockey team.
- rroeper@suntimes.com
Sep 10, 2019 · If “Red Army” was about the rise and fall of its eponymous hockey club — the Soviet national team — then “Red Penguins” is about what happens after that juggernaut started to disintegrate.
American businesspeople invest in the Russian military's failing hockey team and transform the newly rebranded RED PENGUINS into a money-making sensation. It's the 1990s, and the timing seems auspicious because Russia has just transitioned to democracy and opened up to capitalist investments.
- Gabriel Polsky Productions
- Gabe Polsky
Sports and politics collide in Red Penguins, a fascinating documentary exploring the stranger-than-fiction story of professional hockey in post-Soviet Russia. Read Critics Reviews
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Director Gabe Polsky’s “Red Penguins,” a wild documentary about the collision of Russian and North American hockey, readily invites comparison with “Red Army,” Polsky’s last wild ...
