Back in the past: 6 documentaries about sports

Back in the past: 6 documentaries about sports

Drive on the Formula 1 track with Ayrton Senna or step into the ring against Mohammed Ali? The choice is yours.

Feature films about sports are often colorful, entertaining and beautiful. And while you’re sure to sympathize with the main characters, they’re still fictional. Documentary films are another matter. It allows you to live key moments in the lives of world sports legends together with them. We’ve collected 6 of the best movies – you’ll hardly be able to keep from getting goosebumps.

“Senna” (2010)

Rating on MoviePoetry: 8.4.

At the center of the narrative – Ayrton Senna, the best Brazilian car racer, who changed the world of Formula 1, and the idol of millions. The movie tells about the difficult path of the world star: starting with a child’s map and ending with a tragic death on the track of the Italian Grand Prix.

“Russian Five” (2018)

Rating on MoviePoetry: 8.5.

A fascinating story about five outstanding Soviet hockey players who broke the iron curtain with sticks and pucks. They emigrated to the United States at the turn of the 1980s and 1990s and played for the Detroit Red Wings club. The athletes changed the NHL forever.

“Lev Yashin is number one” (2018)

Images from the chronicle and interviews with contemporaries will tell about the dramatic and unpredictable turns of fate of the greatest goalkeeper of the twentieth century. Lev Yashin is an unrivaled goalkeeper who left a mark not only in the history of world sports, but also in the hearts of millions of people.

“Face to Face with Ali” (2009)

Rating on Kinopoisk: 8.1.

The picture presents boxing legend Mohammed Ali through the eyes of fighters who opposed him. Frank stories mixed with documentary footage create a bright and vivid image of the great American boxer.

“Diego Maradona” (2019)

Rating on MoviePoetry: 7.7.

The story of the dizzying ups and painful downs of Diego Maradona. The charismatic Argentinean was a brilliant player on the field, and outside of it he received world fame and millions of fans. But how high a price did the soccer player pay for the fact that he loved to win against all odds?

“Coubertin’s Rule” (2017).

The documentary tells about the bright sports scandal of the last decade – the disqualification of all Russian athletics in November 2015. The film is based on the story of Alexey Fedorov – an athlete and opponent of doping, who went through a state of shock and non-acceptance.