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Hockey Dreams

Hockey Dreams

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 9, 2022

Runtime

1h 44m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

60%

Original Title

Hockey Dreams

Production Companies

Emerald Gate Industries, Vaski Filmi

Director

Oskari Pastila

Description

As the host country for the 2018 Winter Olympics, South Korea’s national ice hockey team was automatically given a spot in the Olympic hockey tournament. The team would play at the highest level for the first time, facing the top countries in the sport. The skill gap between them and their opponents was huge, as South Korea had just 180 professional hockey players. Failure and defeat weren’t acceptable results, as losing face is considered the worst thing that could happen in Korean culture. But how to avoid humiliation, when defeat seems certain?