The Game of Their Lives (2002 film)

  • North Korean national football team Han Bong- zin Lee Chang- myung Lim Zoong -sun Pak Doo -ik Pak Seung- zin Yang Seung- kook

The Game of Their Lives is a British documentary film by Daniel Gordon from 2002.

Content

Theme of the film is the success of the North Korean national football team at the World Cup in England in 1966, as this was the first Asian national team at the finals tournament, inter alia, successes against the then two -time world champions Italy in the quarter- finals and there failed to Portugal despite a 3-0 lead at Liverpool Goodison Park. In addition, the rumors are followed, after which the players have been arrested after their return, due to excessive alcohol consumption and womanizing. Shown is footage from the time and interviews with several former players in North Korea from the production year 2002. Interviews are subtitled in Korean and.

Background

The Game of Their Lives is a co-production with BBC Four. He is the first western documentary after more than four decades, which could be rotated with permission in North Korea. The director Daniel Gordon turned then further documentaries in and about North Korea, such as A State of Mind from the year 2004. In North Korea the shooting of Ryom Mi- hwa of the state film company North Korea were cared for, who works for Korfilm. After the recordings in North Korea seven former players came at the invitation of the producers to England to visit the sites of their success once again as the city Middlesbrough, where the game against Italy took place. The former player also met with the South Korean ambassador to Britain. They also participated in the premiere performance at the Sheffield International Documentary Festival on 21 October 2002.

Awards

  • Pyongyang Film Festival: Special Prize
  • Royal Television Society 2002: Sport - Documentary
  • British Independent Film Award 2003: Nomination for Best British Documentary
  • Sevilla Film Festival 2003: top prize
  • Seattle International Film Festival 2004: Refracting Reality Documentary Award
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