The Game of Their Lives (??? ???; Ch'?llima Ch'ukkudan) is a 2002 documentary film directed 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. Its 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.
The Game of Their Lives | |
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Hangul | ??? ??? |
Hanja | ?????? |
Revised Romanization | Cheollima Chukgudan |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'?llima Ch'ukkudan |
Directed by | Daniel Gordon |
Produced by | Daniel Gordon (principal), Nicholas Bonner (associate producer) |
Edited by | Justine Wright |
Release date | 21 October 2002 |
Running time | 80 minutes |
Language | English |
Screenplay
- 2003: Winner, the Royal Television Society award for best sports documentary.
- 2003: Nominated for Best Historical Documentary at the Grierson Awards.
- 2003: Nominated for Best Documentary at the British Independent Film Awards.
- 2003: First prize, Seville Film Festival.
- 2004: Refracting Reality Documentary Film Award, Seattle International Film Festival, tied with Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus (2003).
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