RUSSIA, 2024 126min
Company: Production Center Made in Delo
Section: MOVIES & TV FOOTBALL – FEATURE
Discipline: Football
Director: Nikolay Akelkin
Editing: Serik Beyseu
Photo: Dmitry Trifonov
Soundtrack: Mikhail Afanasyev
Actors: Stanislav Rumyantsev, Nikolay Fomenko, Boris Shcherbakov, Alexandra Drozdova, Vladimir Guskov, Dmitry Belotserkovsky, Artem Cherkaev
Producer: Sergey Shishkarev, Ilya Kazakov
Synopsis
The true story of legendary Moscow middlefielder Fyodor Cherenkov’s origins, loves, friendships, and personal and professional upheavals. In a short time, he becomes a key player for the team and one of the best players in the nation. However, a series of bereavements lead to a serious psychological breakdown.The sole thing that holds him back from total despair is his dream of competing at the World Cup. Yet, the Soviet national team’s head coach drops him from the lineup at the last moment. Fedya seriously considers ending his career, but for the sake of his family, friends, and fans, he makes a comeback in order to lead his club to the championship and again prove himself the best.