Overview
- The documentary premiered Jan. 30 on Netflix and is directed by Max Gershberg and Jacob Rogal.
- Interviews with Team USA veterans appear alongside never-before-seen 16mm footage from the 1980 Games in Lake Placid.
- Players recount internal friction tied to college allegiances, notably between Boston University and the University of Minnesota.
- Coach Herb Brooks is depicted as an intensely demanding leader, with players expressing respect and complicated feelings about their relationship with him.
- Coverage highlights fresh anecdotes, including credit for the “USA” chant to Dave Christian’s mother, as critics praise the film’s Cold War-era context and emotional resonance.