In 1979, the United States, which was caught up in the Vietnam War and the Cold War, was not reborn in the era of great scientific and technological development, but slipped into a crisis of confidence, and the "American spirit" was shaken. Herb Brooks (Kurt Russell Kurt Russell) is the meritorious coach who led the University of Minnesota ice hockey team to three consecutive championships. Six months before the start of the Winter Olympic Games, Herb was assigned to form and train a new American ice hockey team. At that time, the Soviet ice hockey team occupied an absolutely dominant position in the world and won consecutive Olympic gold medals since the 1960s. From the beginning of his team formation, Herb regarded the Soviet Union as his ultimate opponent. Herb recruited excellent hockey players from various universities to form a 26-member primary team, and in the rigorous training, these non-professional players formed a truly effective group. Three days before the opening of the Olympic Games, the ice hockey teams of the United States and the Soviet Union held a warm-up match. Although the United States team was defeated, Herb and his players knew that the real contest was at the Olympic Games. This film is based on the true story of the 1980 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games.
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