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08/03/2024 Documentary, History 1h 31m
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The greatest sporting story you've never heard of.

Overview

The extraordinary story of the 1971 Women’s World Cup, which was held in Mexico City and witnessed by more than 100,000 fans. This landmark tournament was dismissed by FIFA and written out of sports history – until now, with dazzling archival footage and interviews with the former players.

  1. Rachel Ramsay

    Director

  2. James Erskine

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Brandi Chastain

    Self

  2. Nicole Mangas

    Self

  3. Silvia Zaragoza

    Self

  4. Alex Morgan

    Self

  5. Carol Wilson

    Self

  6. Elena Schiavo

    Self

  7. Ann Stengard

    Self

  8. Birte Kjems

    Self

  9. Elvira Aracen

    Self

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-03-16
It's quite interesting that even now, there are those amongst the footballing establishment who dismiss this competition as little better than an unsanctioned exhibition event of no consequence whatsoever. If you watch it, however, you can't help but get a sense of the pride with which the women from six teams assembled in Mexico to play. James Erskine et al has done a quite an effective job tracking down many of the players who took part and at finding some grainy, but perfectly watchable, archive of the games and of the celebratory nature of the hosting country back in 1971. The narrative an...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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