Legenda No. 17

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FILM BY NIKOLAY LEBEDEV

KHARLAMOV - LEGEND 17

Danila Kozlovsky

Oleg Menshikov

Vladimir Menshov

Roman Madjanov

Svetlana Ivanova

Alexandra Grepi

Boris Sherbakov

Alexander Jakovlev

Spain, 1956

- This bird is a good omen.

- This bird is a good omen.

Valera, easy.

- Stand still.

- Why Tanja can play and I can't?

Because she's obedient, and

you are not. I don't want you to fall off.

Begonia, why are you leaving?

Stay here.

Look, they evacuated you to the USSR cos'

of the war. It was the only way to protect you.

Kids were taken away to safer places.

But it's been 20 years already.

The war is over, everybody's got back.

You see, the kids like it in here.

Please stay.

Jose, please don't even ask.

You know, I have a husband in Moscow.

I just cannot stay.

- Jose, will you join us?

- I can't! My sister came to visit!

The bravest men will now run

in front of the bulls.

- Where are you going?

- I'll be back soon.

Valera!

You'll miss everything!

They are already here! Look!

Valera!

Valera!

My dear! Valera!

Toro!

Son! Sonny!

Valera!

Valera! Thanks God you're alive!

Give me this goddamn dog!

I'll punish you.

Oh, Jose! Thank you!

Thank you so much!

And you, why were you just

standing there?

You should have taken the bull

by the horns and throw it away.

- I can't.

- Why?

I'm too little.

Big or little...

You can or you can't...

It is only you to decide.

When you find what you

really like doing...

...you'll be surprised by

how much you actually can.

How do I find what I like?

Don't fret, it is going to find you.

Hey fryer, did you mum tie this for you?

- What are you doing?

- And you?

- Hey you!

- All right! Everybody calm down!

Valera!

Moscow, 1967.

CSKA Youth vs. Spartak Youth.

Don't you see what's going on there?

Stop it! Stop it!

2-minute penalty.

Why? He started it first.

Mum, he knows that himself.

- He almost lost his eye.

- No big deal, he's got two of them.

- Sit down.

- Why did you mess with him at all?

Two minutes.

I was open.

All right, Gus', don't teach me how to play

hockey. Better go and get yourself a new tooth.

Why does the coach turn a blind eye

to that? The other coach is better.

Who, Bobrov from Spartak?

He is a good coach.

But Valera was lucky with

Kulagin also.

He works with the great Tarasov.

Look, here, look.

Here he is.

Who is that?

- Tarasov, the coach of CSKA.

- And of the National.

Yeah, and of the National. The greatest

Soviet man after Marshal Zhukov.

- Hey bro, how about...

- I do not count Lenin.

Valera, look. Tarasov is here.

Look, the two I was talking you about,

there, in the sin bin.

You kidding me?

Ever seen the Canadians?

They wouldn't take these ones

even to play chess.

Take a measure of them.

Guskov is a promising defenseman.

The other, 17, is of natural gifts.

Speed, dribbling, shot...

What's wrong, Valera?

You know, I am just sitting here

and thinking:
am I a fool or what?

It's not the time for chilling out here.

(Announcer)

The teams are at full strength.

Valera, I am open!

Valera, here!

I am open, Valera!

- Missed!

- He didn't make it.

Line change!

Number 17?

What you think?

- How was it, Gus'?

- Oh, f*** off!

Looks like it is hard to score

on your own, huh?

Nobody wants to play.

Gotta do everything myself.

So right... There is an exhibition game

in Japan and I got no one to send over there.

What do you mean no one?

You know, nobody wants to play.

Looks like I am to play myself.

I want to play. I can do that.

- What's your last name?

- Kharlamov.

- And you can go to Japan?

- Wherever.

- How about your friend?

- Of course, he will.

- Wanna go, Gus'?

- Yeah. Where?

Anatoli Vladimirovich!

There came the confirmation.

The flight to Tokyo is scheduled for 3 p.m.

The day after tomorrow.

- So you said wherever?

- Yep.

If you lie, I'll never forgive you.

- Gus'?

- Good bye. Bye.

I didn't get it.

Are we really flying to Japan?

(Announcer) Attention please!

Flight number 245...

flying from Moscow to Madrid...

Please buy an ice-cream.

- How much?

- 11 kopecks.

- Two, please.

There.

Are you crazy? I am freezing.

As you want. More for me.

Valera, let's go home.

- He was just kidding.

- What you mean kidding?

He said:
3 p.m.

They will come soon.

- Happy New Year, comrades!

- Move, move!

- Happy holiday, comrades!

- Go, I am telling you.

- Guys! Happy New Year!

Out!

Guys, does anybody speak

Japanese?

- Good afternoon, Anatoli Vladimirovich!

- Good afternoon!

Tarasov!

And you say he was kidding.

Guys, please help me with the bags.

Please.

- Just to the bus stop.

- All right, but quick, OK?

There. Ow!

Valera, what are you doing?

- Flying somewhere?

- Yeah.

- Where?

- Yep.

- Where are you flying to?

- Japan.

Cool! I am just back from Murmansk.

Flying is so scary.

During the entire flight

I was grasping some man.

Thank you so much. Ouch!

- Careful.

- Thank you!

It was nice to talk to you.

Have a nice flight!

Please pay your tickets.

Valera, come on! Quick!

Hello there!

Where are you heading to,

figure skaters?

Japan.

- Oh really?

- Yeah, why?

Anatoli Vladimirovich,

these two wanna go to Japan.

No guys, you're going to

Chebarkul.

They are waiting for you,

It's all arranged.

Anatoli Vladimirovich, wait...

- Chebarkul?

- It's a town in the Urals.

They got a nice team, Zvezda.

And the coach is good.

Play there, get some experience.

How about Japan?

Well, it was hard, but I finally

managed to find some people.

Anatoli Vladimirovich, they're

about to close the check-in desks.

Alright, you go to Chebarkul.

Best wishes staying, figure skaters!

I am not going.

Welcome music. Wow!

Chebarkul, 1968

All right, let's go.

Excuse me, where the hockey team

Zvezda is located?

What? What's Zvezda?

Zvezda? Never heard of them.

Heard the news?

Zinchenko, that idiot, tries to hook Natalia up.

Screw them... Who cares?

Hello everybody!

You can easily tell these guys

are sent by Tarasov himself. New blood.

Two young aces. You were

so much needed here...

Now our Zvezda is going to shine

like a star.

- Am I right?

- Yes.

And off we go into the battle!

Now, guys, listen to me:

Press all the time...

destroy their defense, rapture it.

- Am I right?

- Yes.

- Good.

You know yourself what to do

next, I shouldn't be here telling you.

Into the battle!

Into the battle, guys!

Napoleon!

Now, everybody listen to me.

So we kick one goal and then

shut out.

- Everybody understood?

- What for?

Thus we can stay in the middle

of the standings.

How about winning? Huh?

And then what?

If we get into the First League...

we work like beavers...

Been there, seen that.

The more you work your ass off

the more they want from you.

No, bro. Nobody wants it in here.

No guys, I'm not in.

So good!

Look, how beautiful!

Your number is18.

Or 16.

So what you think, you are a f***ing king

or what? Came here and impressed everybody?

- I want to play.

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