Dikaya liga

Oct 24 2019 N/A 1h 51m
Drama, History, Sport

Varlam decides to leave his home and life as a peasant in order to be with his beloved one. To get some money, he tries himself as a street fighter and is noticed by an Englishman and an avid gambler Parker. The latter gives him a chance to become a professional soccer player in 1909 Russia. Now, Varlam has to not just break all the boundaries but to save his true love.

Plot

Based upon the real-life events of the 1910s, this extremely topical story is about a guy from the lowest social strata, who, in order to be with his beloved woman, had to leave his native land and to start his life anew in Moscow. Proved himself in a battle, he was noticed by the Englishman owning a closed soccer club, who invited him to try his hand at his team. However, soccer is an aristocratic game and the team didn't accept a barge-hauler from the Volga. Therefore, he gathered his courage, found the right people, with whom they created the Wild League consisted of street teams from Moscow. Thus, he became a leader, changing his life and the lives of people surrounding him. Varlamy replaced folk fun - battles «wall against the wall», in which perished ordinary people - with soccer. Now they're challenged by the soccer lawmakers.

Written by

Igor Dobrovolskiy, Dmitry Minchyonok, Roman Vladykin

Directed by

Art Camacho, Andrey Bogatyrev

Production Countries

Russia

Production Companies

Soyuz Marins Group, Modern Age Productions

Languages

Awards

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Scores
# of Votes
101
Average Rating
5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA