Sparrow on the Ice

(1984)

Sasha Vorobyov, getting up at 6 a.m. and not dodging the pillow thrown at him by his brother, who woke up to a malfunctioning alarm clock, pulls his neighbor Dimka out of his warm house, despite the latter's reluctance, and takes the train to the city for hockey team tryouts. Sasha dreams of becoming a professional hockey player, compensating for his lack of natural talent and physical abilities with patience and perseverance...