7 Best And 7 Worst Releases On Netflix In May
7. Best - Red Army
As FIFA proved recently, sports and politics are inextricably linked, which is what makes the newest documentary on Netflix, Red Army, so fascinating.
Told through the eyes of a Russian hockey team captain (ice hockey not jolly hockey), it focuses on players from the USSR who helped to build the most successful dynasty in sports history: the Red Army.
"It’s about the KLM line and the Big 5," said NHL legend Wayne Gretzky, "but it mostly centered around growing up in the KGB and the old Soviet system and everything that went with that.” He liked it by the way, found it really emotional.
The documentary points out fascinating parallels and worrying warning signs that fans of big football teams might recognise - namely, extreme pressure from whoever signs the cheques. Abramovich who?
During the Cold War, winning was everything. Find out just how far the Russians went when Red Army marches onto Netflix from May 7th.