Copa 71

"The greatest sporting story you've never heard of."

2024 1h 31m EN

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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.

“The greatest sporting story you've never heard of.”

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Cast

Brandi Chastain
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Nicole Mangas
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Silvia Zaragoza
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Alex Morgan
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Carol Wilson
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Elena Schiavo
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Ann Stengard
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Birte Kjems
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Credits

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Director: Rachel Ramsay
Writers: James Erskine, Rachel Ramsay, Victoria Gregory
Languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rachel Ramsay, shot by Angela Neil. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rob Lord. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Arturo Calvete shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Brandi Chastain and Nicole Mangas and Silvia Zaragoza carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The greatest sporting story you've never heard of.".

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The take

Rachel Ramsay directs. Angela Neil behind the camera. Rob Lord scores. Arturo Calvete cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English, French, Italian, Spanish.

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1Released 2 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish.
3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
4Directed by Rachel Ramsay, shot by Angela Neil. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Rob Lord. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Arturo Calvete shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Brandi Chastain and Nicole Mangas and Silvia Zaragoza carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The greatest sporting story you've never heard of.".
9IMDB entry: tt18163414 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Angela Neil
Original score: Rob Lord
Editing: Arturo Calvete
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Copa 71 (2024)

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CinemaSerf2024-03-16
★ 7/10
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 and commentaries take a pretty firm swipe at the men-only culture that prevailed in the sport - and amongst most of their advising medical professionals - which limited women's participation in the sport and though the film make precisely no attempt to balance it's clear objective with any counter-arguments about the perceived dangers to women players, or feature any interviews with anyone from FIFA or UEFA regarding their decision making rationale, this still makes for quite a powerful depiction of just how inclusive football, as a sport, can be. The contributors are engaging and as one Dane points out - she can knit and she can use a chainsaw, so why not play football?

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