The only man to captain both Summer AND Winter Olympics? Legend status confirmed.
The film is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Vsevolod Mikhailovich Bobrov, a Soviet football player, hockey player and outstanding coach. Bobrov was an Olympic champion, honored master of sports and coach, as well as the only captain of the national team in history who competed at both the summer and Winter Olympic Games.
Direction
Three directors somehow make archival footage feel intimate.
Production
Centenary tribute with rare KGB-era footage unearthed.
Director
Olga Zhukova
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bobrov reportedly turned down a lucrative offer to defect and play in Italy, choosing loyalty to Soviet sport instead.
The film's release coincided with Russia's controversial 2022 sports bans, making its celebration of 'clean' Soviet athleticism politically loaded.
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