Hockey Dreams

The story

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?

Cast & crew

Jim Paek

Jim PaekSelf

Seung-Jun Yang

Seung-Jun YangSelf

Mong-Won Chung

Mong-Won ChungSelf

Juhani Tamminen

Juhani TamminenSelf

Kalervo Kummola

Kalervo KummolaSelf

Pekka Kangasalusta

Pekka KangasalustaSelf

Sangwoo Shin

Sangwoo ShinSelf

Yunhan Shin

Yunhan ShinSelf

Chonghyun Lee

Chonghyun LeeSelf

Matt Dalton

Matt DaltonSelf

Sanghoon Shin

Sanghoon ShinSelf

Moon Jae-inSelf