The Players

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 11 min
Premiere: 1969. February 4.

Director: Petri Hämäläinen
Writer: Petri Hämäläinen

The subject of this eventful documentary film is the ice hockey team of the HIFK multi-sport association, based in Helsinki. The team overwhelmed its opponents and easily won the Finnish Championship season of 1968–1969. The Players is not a conventional sports documentary, but a skilfully executed, musical experiment in form and rhythm.