Completed - ENGLISH, RUSSIAN - Drama, Comedy, Documentary - 80 minutes
An eccentric American marketeer journeys into the heart of “The Wild East” - Russia in the 90’s. From award-winning filmmaker, Gabe Polsky, comes a bizarre and absorbing story highlighting a pivotal moment in U.S.-Russian relations.
Year of production : 2019 Director(s) : Gabe POLSKY Writer(s) : Gabe POLSKY Cast : Steven WARSHAW, Tom RUTA, Howard BALDWIN, Valery GUSHIN Producer(s) : Gabe POLSKY
Complete with gangsters, strippers, and live bears serving beer on a hockey rink, Red Penguins tells the wild forgotten true story of capitalism and opportunism run amok in Moscow. Shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the famed Red Army hockey team formed a joint venture that redefined what was possible in the new Russia. Eccentric marketing whiz, Steve Warshaw, is sent to Moscow and tasked to transform the team into the greatest show in Russia, attracting some of the biggest names in Hollywood and advertising along the way. He takes the viewer on a bizarre journey highlighting a pivotal moment in U.S.-Russian relations during a lawless era when oligarchs made their fortunes and multiple murders went unsolved.
Country(ies) : USA, RUSSIA
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