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The Game of Their Lives (2002 film)
The Game of Their Lives (, Chollima Football Team) is a 2002 documentary film directed and produced by Daniel Gordon with Nicholas Bonner of Koryo Tours as an associate producer about the seven surviving members of the North Korea national football team who participated in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Their victory over Italy propelled the North Korean team into the quarterfinal: it was the first time an Asian team had advanced so far in a World Cup.
Release and reception
Following the documentary's release, the seven members of the team visited England. The film toured in several American cities. The documentary has previously aired on BBC Four. It was the first non-Russian Western film to air on North Korean state television, and has done so multiple times. The documentary received positive reviews from Variety and The Washington Post.
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