RED ARMY

During the Cold War, battles between East and West played out in sports as much as in politics. Stalin and his successors saw their athletes as ideological ambassadors. Red Army reveals one of the most colorful chapters of this history, focusing on the Soviet hockey team and its rivalries. Eventually, the lure of NHL money unraveled the Russian hockey team, as Soviet socialism gave way to capitalism. You don’t need to be a hockey fan to get swept up in this story about friendship and divided loyalties. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.