New Netflix documentary explores how the 'Miracle on Ice' united America in 1980

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The story of the "Miracle on Ice" is about to be told in a way it never has been before.

Netflix is releasing its documentary, "Miracle: The Boys of '80," on Friday. It will feature never-before-seen footage of Team USA as they geared up to face the vaunted Soviets en route to a quest for gold that seemed unimaginable in the beginning.

"This is one of those indelible moments, indelible stories that it feels like if you could bring it back to life and reframe it in a fresh way, it would have resonance no matter when you do it," film co-director Max Gershberg said in a recent interview with Fox News Digital.

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Team USA players celebrate after beating the USSR at Olympic Fieldhouse in the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York, on Feb. 22, 1980. (Eric Schweikardt/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

It's not called the "Miracle on Ice" for no reason. But Gershberg and fellow co-director Jake Rogal knew it was important to tap into the younger generation who may not realize this was not just a hockey game. The game was played in the midst of the Cold War with sky-high global tensions, and the directors want everyone to remember that.

"I don't think it's meant to be overtly political, but I think there's real power in a moment like this that was so transcendent and unifying for a country. Whether you were a hockey fan or not, whoever you were, whatever your background, whatever region of the country you were from, this was a moment when the country was really downtrodden, and they needed something, and I think there's real power in that," Gershberg said.

"It’s really important, especially