The Forbidden Team (2003)

Original title

Det forbudte landshold

Directed by

Rasmus Dinesen, Arnold Krøjgaard

Genre

documentary film, association football film

Country

Denmark

Runtime

57 min

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the Tibet national football team as they try to play international matches despite political obstacles. It shows their journey to a final game against the Greenland national football team.

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What happens

The Forbidden Team (Danish: Det forbudte landshold) is a 2003 Danish documentary film directed by Rasmus Dinesen and Arnold Krøjgaard. The leading cast consists of association football trainers Jens Espensen and Michael Nybrandt, the Tibet national football team and at the conclusion the Greenland national football team. Star-part is being played by the 14th Dalai Lama. The film was rewarded as the Best Feature Film on the Krasnogorski International Filmfestival in Moscow, Special Mention on the FID in Marseille and the Audience Award on the International Sport Movies & TV Festival in Milan. The final match against Greenland was broadcast live by the radio station Free Tibet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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