Three Seconds
The story is set at the 1972 Munich Olympics where the U.S. team lost the basketball championship for the first time in 36 years. The final moments of the final game have become one of the most controversial events in Olympic history. With play tied, the score table horn sounded during a second free throw attempt that put the U.S. ahead by one. But the Soviets claimed they had called for a time out before the basket and confusion ensued. The clock was set back by three seconds twice in a row and the Russians finally prevailed at the very last. The U.S. protested, but a jury decided in the USSR’s favor and Team USA voted unanimously to refuse its silver medals. The Soviet players have been treated as heroes at home.
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Cast
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Anton Megerdichev Director · Nikolai Kulikov Screenplay Julia Holter Composer
Worldwide gross $51M · Budget $7.5M · First release December 28, 2017
Box office
Budget
$7,500,000
Worldwide gross
$51,169,464
Gross vs. budget
6.8×
Production
Russia 1
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Studio Trite
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CGF Films
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Central Partnership
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Mosfilm
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Cinema Foundation of Russia
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Cinema Fund
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Three T Productions
Production
Russia
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Original title
Движение вверх
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
English · Russian
Release dates
Russia · December 28, 2017
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
China
June 13, 2019 · Theatrical
France
February 2, 2021 · Digital · VOD
February 3, 2021 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
March 27, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
Lithuania
January 12, 2018 · Theatrical
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