Red Penguins Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

Detailing an incredible true story involving 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.

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Top Cast

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Crew Behind the Film

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The film's director Gabe Polsky last directed Butcher's Crossing and Red Army.

Director

Gabe Polsky

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Key Facts

• Red Penguins tells a bizarre story of capitalism and opportunism run amok in 1990s Moscow— complete with gangsters, strippers, and live bears serving beer on a hockey rink.

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