Synopsis:

In 1966 North Korea, a country only 21 years old, that had been at war with half the world, and still not recognised by the UK government, beat Italy, the World Cup favourites, to cement their place in the tournament's history. They lost in the quarter-finals, but returned home as heroes. Nothing had been heard from the team until 2002 when VeryMuchSo productions gained official access to DPRK and the seven surviving players 35 years later. The old men, their suits spangled with dutifully polished medals, tell of and exemplify a life and mindset incomprehensible outside North Korea at a number of levels, whether it's their heartfelt tears when discussing the late Great Leader, or their wistful nostalgia for Middlesbrough, the population of which adopted the North Koreans as their own during the team's stay there.