Slava Fetisov became one of the most important sporting figures in the 21st Century while he captained the Soviet Union's Red Army hockey team during the late 70s and 80s. He started playing the game as a child, growing up in poverty under a strict communist government, but soon rose to international fame with the US drafting him into the National Hockey League. However, the USSR government's refusal to allow him to play hockey for America led to a conflict of a more political nature. In recent times, Fetisov has been lauded as a figure of revolution and freedom as he went against all odds to join the NHL by using the policy of freedom of speech to fight for his rights for worldwide acclaim.
'Red Army' details the importance of sport in political conflict in a historical documentary about the Red Army hockey team. The film has been directed and written by Primetime Emmy nominated Gabe Polsky (producer of 'Little Birds' and 'Bad Lieutenant') and features interviews with the likes of Red Army captain Slava Fetisov himself and Russian journalist Vladimir Pozner, as well as archival footage. It is scheduled to be release in the UK on June 19th 2015.
Starring: Slava Fetisov, Vladislav Tretiak, Scotty Bowman, Vladimir Pozner, Mark Deakins, Anatoli Karpov, Alexei Kasatonov, Ken Kurtis, Felix Nechepore, Vladimir Pozner, Tatiana Tarasova, Vladislav Tretiak