Red Penguins
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.
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Steven Warshaw
Self
Valery Gushin
Self
Eric Friedler
Gabe Polsky
Leo Birenberg
Victor Gusev
Self
George H. W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
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Self
Bill Clinton
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Gabe Polsky Director · Leo Birenberg Composer Alexey Elagin Cinematographer
United States release August 4, 2020 · Produced in United States, Germany · Languages English, Russian
Production
Gabriel Polsky Productions
Production
NDR
Production
Studio Hamburg Enterprises
Production
Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)
Distribution · Production
United States · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Russian
Release dates
Canada · September 5, 2019
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · August 4, 2020
Digital
United States
October 11, 2019 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
January 6, 2020 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
France
December 3, 2020 · Digital · VOD
October 1, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
Russia
October 3, 2020 · Premiere · Moscow International Film Festival
Sweden
November 6, 2019 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
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