Eighteam

*Eighteam*
Eighteam
Directed by	Juan Rodriguez-Briso
Written by	Juan Rodriguez-Briso
Produced by	Juan Rodriguez-Briso; Ngosa Chungu (co-producer)
Starring	Kalusha Bwalya
Cinematography	Pablo García-Sanz
Edited by	Leandro Tolchinsky
Music by	Michael Nyman
Production; companies	Omnicorp Estudio; Purple Tembo Media
Running time	70 minutes
Countries	Spain ; Zambia
Language	English

Eighteam is a 2015 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"^[1] and the film follows their journey from tragedy to glory.

^ David Clement Ruffelle Scott, A Cyclopaedic Dictionary of the Mang'anja Language (Foreign Mission Committee of the Church of Scotland, 1892), p. 90: "Chipolopolo, 4, A bullet."

[1] David Clement Ruffelle Scott, A Cyclopaedic Dictionary of the Mang'anja Language (Foreign Mission Committee of the Church of Scotland, 1892), p. 90: "Chipolopolo, 4, A bullet."

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