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Eighteam is a 2014 Spanish/Zambian documentary film written and directed by Juan Rodriguez-Briso. It is based on the true story of the Zambia national football team. The team are commonly known as Chipolopolo - the "copper bullets" and the film follows their journey from tragedy to glory. In the late 80's and early 90's, Chipolopolo were a very promising national football team and in the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul they surprised the world, and thrashed Italy 4-0.