---
title: 'The Game of Their Lives (2002)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Daniel Gordon'
released: '2002-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 80
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-game-of-their-lives-2002'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0354594/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Game of Their Lives (2002)

2002 · 80 min · Documentary · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Game of Their Lives 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 quarter-final: it was the first time an Asian team had advanced so far in a World Cup.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Daniel Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-gordon)

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