The Russian Five (2018): Cast, Story & Where to Watch in Persian

Where can I watch The Russian Five in Persian?

The Russian Five streams on Ktime, the Persian streaming service built for the Iranian diaspora. It carries Persian subtitles or dub, as listed in the app. You can watch it in any browser at ktime.app/app, on the native Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV app, on the Android phone app, in any IPTV player using your Xtream login, and on a Samsung or LG smart TV through Media Station X. No VPN is needed anywhere, including from inside Iran, and there is no geo-block to work around. Viewers inside Iran pay in USDT through the Telegram desk at t.me/KtimeSaleBot?start=film_page, and the /fa/iran page walks through every step. A paid plan covers one device at a time — a single stream — and you can switch between your TV, phone and laptop as often as you like at no extra cost. You can cancel at any time. It is a 2018 documentary film from United States of America. The film is served from Ktime's own library rather than linked out to another service. Availability checked as of September 2026.

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Sergei Fedorov, Viacheslav Fetisov, Vladimir Konstantinov, Vyacheslav Kozlov and Igor Larionov each left the Soviet hockey system to play in Detroit, helping push the Red Wings to two Stanley Cup titles. Joshua Riehl's documentary tells how the team pursued and built around them, running 109 minutes as a 2018 sports documentary from the United States.

What is The Russian Five about?

The film reconstructs how Detroit's front office worked to bring five Soviet-trained players onto one NHL roster, a pursuit complicated by how hard it was for a player to leave the Soviet system at all; Fedorov and Konstantinov both left the country at night. Once assembled, the five anchored a run built on coach Bowman's choice to play all five together as a unit, a hard-fought rivalry with the Colorado Avalanche, and the 1996-97 championship season. The film does not look away from what followed: a limousine accident in the aftermath of that title run left Konstantinov and team masseur Sergei Mnatsakanov seriously injured.

About the cast

The five players at the heart of the story are Sergei Fedorov, Viacheslav Fetisov, Vladimir Konstantinov, Vyacheslav Kozlov and Igor Larionov. Jeff Daniels, Jim Devellano and Wayne Gretzky also feature, adding perspective from outside that core group. Joshua Riehl directs, working in the archival, fact-driven mode typical of a sports documentary rather than staging dramatised scenes.

Context & significance

The film sits inside a run of hockey documentaries revisiting how Soviet-trained players reshaped North American leagues once emigration became possible, using Detroit's pursuit of these five as a case study. It follows the team from recruitment through two Stanley Cup titles and a bitter rivalry-era stretch against the Colorado Avalanche. Filed under Documentary and Sports at 109 minutes, it is catalogued as a 2018 release, distinct from any dramatised retelling.

Watching The Russian Five on Ktime

Reading this page requires no account; watching the film itself does, with a free K-Time login needed before playback starts. No Persian dub or subtitle track is attached, so the film plays in its original English throughout. K-Time's Farsi interface still wraps around browsing for this page, keeping the surrounding experience in Persian even while the documentary's own dialogue stays in English.

Cast & crew

The Russian Five is a 2018 documentary film from United States of America. It was directed by Joshua Riehl. The cast is led by Jeff Daniels, Jim Devellano, Sergei Fedorov. It runs 99 minutes. These credits come from this title's own record in the Ktime catalogue, refreshed with every six-hour catalogue sync.

Director

Joshua Riehl

Cast

Jeff Daniels, Jim Devellano, Sergei Fedorov, Viacheslav Fetisov, Wayne Gretzky, Vladimir Konstantinov, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Igor Larionov

Country

United States of America

Year

2018

Runtime

99 min

Genre

Documentary, Sports

Frequently asked questions

What is The Russian Five about?

It is a 2018 documentary directed by Joshua Riehl about five Soviet-trained hockey players, Sergei Fedorov, Viacheslav Fetisov, Vladimir Konstantinov, Vyacheslav Kozlov and Igor Larionov, who joined the Detroit Red Wings and helped the team to two Stanley Cup titles.

How did the players leave the Soviet Union?

The film centres part of its account on the defections of Fedorov and Konstantinov, both of whom left the country at night to join Detroit.

What happened after the 1996-97 championship?

The film covers a limousine accident in the aftermath of that title run that left Konstantinov and team masseur Sergei Mnatsakanov with serious injuries.

Does this title have Persian dubbing or subtitles?

No. The Russian Five plays in its original English-language form, without a Persian dub or subtitle track attached.

What year was The Russian Five made?

The Russian Five was released in 2018 and is available to stream in Persian on Ktime.