Ahead of its release next month, fans can catch a sneak peek at writer-director Gabe Polsky's Red Penguins, which follows the little-known story of how the Pittsburgh Penguins' ownership group took a stake in the Central Red Army hockey team.
The trailer (above)—released Tuesday exclusively by Sports Illustrated—offers a preview of the film's examination of capitalism and opportunism run amok in Moscow. Polsky's subject, Steve Warshaw, an eccentric marketing whiz, takes viewers through the bizarre journey of a pivotal moment in U.S.-Russian relations.
Shortly after the Soviet Union's collapse, the Penguins and Red Army teamed up to show the world the possibilities of a new Russia and its famed hockey players.