Red Penguins: Murder, Money and Ice Hockey
A Storyville documentary. A tale of capitalism and opportunism run amok - complete with gangsters, strippers and live bears serving beer on a hockey rink in Moscow.
A tale of capitalism and opportunism run amok - complete with gangsters, strippers and live bears serving beer on a hockey rink 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 showed that anything was possible in the new Russia.
Eccentric marketing whiz Steve Warshaw is sent to Russia and tasked with transforming the team into the greatest show in Moscow. He takes the viewer on a bizarre journey, highlighting a pivotal moment in US-Russia relations in a lawless era when oligarchs made their fortunes and multiple murders went unsolved.
Last on
More episodes
Previous
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
-
![]()
00:36Gogol Bordello
Purple
Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Director | Gabe Polsky |
Broadcast
- Mon 7 Dec 2020 22:00
Featured in...
![]()
The Dark Side of Sport
Exploring the other side of the games we love.
![]()
Storyville
Amazing, shocking, inspiring and award-winning - the best in international documentaries.
![]()
Thought-provoking Global Stories
Learn more about the world we live in with these thought-provoking documentaries.
![]()
Documentary Films
Compelling stories from around the world - captured on camera.
![]()
Sport Stories
Inspirational, illuminating or nostalgic - real-life sporting stories.
![]()
For Thrill-seekers
Documentaries to bring out the adventurer in you.
