Lev Yashin. The Dream Goalkeeper

Lev Yashin. The Dream Goalkeeper

2019 · 120 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama

An ordinary working class boy, like all his peers, he played football day and night and dreamed of being a striker. But no matter which team he played for - in the yard, at the factory, or in the army - he was inevitably put in goal.

Directed by Vasily Chiginsky · Written by Vladimir Valutskiy

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