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Copa 71

2023

Documentary, Elvira Aracen, Birte Kjems, Chris Lockwood ...

Documentary Told by the pioneering women who participated, this is the extraordinary story of the 1971 Women's Soccer World Cup, a tournament witnessed by record crowds that has been written out of sporting history until now.

	Media	Author	Review
		Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"An uplifting and eye-opening love letter"
		Stephen Saito Variety	"[It] connects an entire lineage of the sport and reveals that while its popularity has been recognized more recently, it might be even greater if more of it was on the record"
		Brian Farvour The Playlist	"[It] may be just another documentary, but in telling the story of the 1971 Women’s World Cup, it is absolutely a success"
		Taylor Gates Collider	"An enjoyable watch and a solid introduction to an event very few remember. The documentary leaves the audience with a feeling of hope"
		Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"It's solid and will do very well for a network like ESPN or Netflix, but it's a bit too formulaic for the talented athletes it profiles and their finally-reclaimed legacies"
		Rosie Hewitson Time Out	"It’s a timely and galvanising telling of a remarkable story that every football fan should know (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Fionnuala Halligan Screendaily	"An easily-digestible, not-too-forensic crowdpleaser which will, like its protagonists, run and run"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"A revolutionary political parable that goes beyond football. A different world is possible; not only that, a different world was not just possible but did in fact exist (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Andrew F Peirce The Curb	"A film that doesn't operate in solitude as it sits comfortably alongside uncovered, as examples of women fighting for their place in our patriarchal society"
		Steve Pond The Wrap	"'Copa 71' makes its case succinctly, dropping interesting tidbits while letting the event itself serve as a revelation"
		Jared Mobarak The Film Stage	"An archival treasure trove of sports history"

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