You are here:

Heavenly Team

Name: Heavenly Team
Director: Vladimir Alenikov
Released: 2021
Duration: 91 min

Representation Score

2.2/10

Limited

2021

Director

Vladimir Alenikov

Runtime

91 minutes

Average Rating

No ratings yet

New Showbiz Analysis

Heavenly Team is a localized drama centered on the communal tragedy of the Lokomotiv hockey club. The film explores the emotional weight of shared history and the impact of a life-changing event on a dedicated fan base. While the film provides visibility to women within the sporting subculture, it adheres to traditional social structures. The narrative framework leans heavily on conventional social units and established demographic norms of the region. Ultimately, the film lacks multi-layered or progressive narrative disruption. It functions as a study of institutional loyalty and community identity rather than a work designed for cultural subversion.

Watch this, not that →

Category Breakdown

Does Heavenly Team have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film focuses on the communal identity of hockey supporters and their families. There is no evidence of LGBTQ+ identities or narratives that question the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does Heavenly Team portray gender?

Fair

Women are visible through roles such as players' wives and stadium staff. However, the narrative appears to prioritize traditional domestic and supportive roles rather than leadership positions.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Heavenly Team?

Limited

Set within the KHL and the Yaroslavl/Minsk corridor, the film reflects a relatively homogeneous demographic. There is no indication of a multi-ethnic cast.

How does Heavenly Team represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story centers on loyalty and the collective memory of a sporting institution. It emphasizes traditional social cohesion and the preservation of institutional legacy.

Does Heavenly Team include disability representation?

Minimal

The narrative provides no information regarding the inclusion or depiction of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Present on Screen

Provides visibility to female supporters and staff within the hockey subculture.
Explores deep themes of communal identity and collective memory.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or narratives that question the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.
Relies on traditional gender roles rather than challenging hierarchies.
Reflects a homogeneous demographic with little multi-ethnic diversity.
Offers no visible representation of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

As long as the fans live, hope won't die. They are fans of the hockey Lokomotiv from Yaroslavl. People forever loyal to the club. Hockey players' wives, stadium staff, young athletes and fan movement veterans who have been singing in the stands for several decades. In honor of the opening of the new season of the Kontinental Hockey League, the army of Lokomotiv fans is sent to Minsk for the first match of the tournament to support the team. None of them knows that this trip will change everyone's life forever, and the tragedy that will happen to Lokomotiv will divide the sports world into “before” and “after”.

How are these scores produced? →