Red Penguins

Red Penguins
Directed byGabe Polsky
Written byGabe Polsky
Produced byGabe Polsky
CinematographyAlexey Elagin
Edited byChristina Stiles
Music byLeo Birenberg
Production
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Distributed by
Release dates
  • September 5, 2019 (2019-09-05) (TIFF)
  • August 4, 2020 (2020-08-04) (United States)
  • March 6, 2021 (2021-03-06) (Germany)
Running time
80 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Germany
Languages
  • English
  • Russian

Red Penguins is a 2019 sports documentary film written, produced and directed by Gabe Polsky, in co-production with Studio Hamburg Enterprises and Norddeutscher Rundfunk. The film premiered on September 5, 2019 at the Toronto International Film Festival.[1] It received Writers Guild of America and Critics Choice awards nominations.[2][3]

Red Penguins tells the story of opportunism run amok in 1990s Moscow. Shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union, ice hockey teams Pittsburgh Penguins and the CSKA Moscow (also known in the West as the Red Army team) formed a joint venture. American marketer Steve Warshaw was sent to Moscow and was tasked to transform the team into the greatest show in Russia, attracting some of the biggest names in Hollywood and advertising along the way.

The film uses archival footage and features the Gogol Bordello song "Start Wearing Purple".

  1. ^ Harris, Hunter (August 13, 2019). "Natalie Portman's Astronaut Movie and More Added to TIFF Lineup". Vulture. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "2021 Writers Guild Awards Nominees". awards.wga.org. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
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