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The film premiered on September 5, 2019 at the Toronto International Film Festival. It received Writers Guild of America and Critics Choice awards nominations. Red Penguins tells the story of opportunism run amok in 1990s Moscow.
- Gabe Polsky
- Gabe Polsky
- Leo Birenberg
- 2020
Aug 4, 2020 · With its jaunty score and comic sound effects—a few of which are notably forced—this documentary unspools a so-crazy-it-must-be-true yarn on the order of the Fyre Festival or the abusive cat breeders in “Tiger King.” It invites us to laugh at the bone-headed decisions made by greedy individuals—that is, until the bodies start piling ...
Aug 4, 2020 · Red Penguins: Directed by Gabe Polsky. With Howard Baldwin, Alexander Baranovsky, George Bush, Bill Clinton. Red Penguins tells a story of capitalism and opportunism run amok - complete with gangsters, strippers and live bears serving beer on a hockey rink in Moscow.
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- Documentary, Sport
- Gabe Polsky
- 2020-08-04
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Aug 4, 2020 · ‘Red Penguins’ Review: A Rowdy Look at Post-Soviet Russia This new documentary tells the tale of the Americans who invested in Russia’s premier hockey team in the early 1990s. Unsurprisingly ...
- Gabe Polsky
- Ben Kenigsberg
- 80 min
Jul 8, 2020 · Detailing an incredible true story involving gangsters, strippers, and live bears serving beer on a hockey rink, Red Penguins tells the wild forgotten true story of capitalism and opportunism...
- 2 min
- 2024
Jul 16, 2020 · Production: What we know about Red Penguins? Key Facts. Red Penguins tells a bizarre story of capitalism and opportunism run amok in 1990s Moscow— complete with gangsters, strippers, and live bears serving beer on a hockey rink. Filming Timeline . 2020 - July: The film was set to Completed status.
Aug 3, 2020 · Aug 3, 2020, 3:30am PDT. ‘Red Penguins’: Fun documentary revisits a wild collision of Russian hockey and U.S. hucksters. Pocket. Reddit. Flipboard. “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. Universal Pictures.
