We love reading your reviews and reactions to Copa 71! Don’t miss the greatest sporting story you’ve never heard of…until now, arriving in UK and Irish cinemas from 8 March (International Women’s Day).
About Copa 71…
It is August 1971. Football teams from England, Argentina, Mexico, France, Denmark and Italy are gathering at Mexico City’s sun-drenched Azteca Stadium. The scale of the tournament is monumental: lavish sponsorship, extensive TV coverage, merchandise on every street corner and crowds of over 100,000 hollering fans turn this historic stadium into ‘a cauldron of noise and heat’ match after match. A fawning media treat the players like rock stars. The atmosphere is reminiscent of the greatest moments in international footballing history. But this is a tournament unlike anything that’s happened before. The players on the pitch are all women. And it’s likely you’ve never even heard of it. This is Copa 71, the unofficial Women’s World Cup. Dismissed by both FIFA and domestic football associations around the world, this event has been entirely written out of history. Until now.
PRESS…
★★★★
"A timely film with a spring in its step and fire in its belly"
- Total Film
“An archival treasure trove of sports history. It’s a much-needed one.”
– Jared Mobarak, The Film Stage
”[Copa 71] represents the restoration of one of the greatest lost moments in the sport’s history.”
- The Observer
”Long before the Lionesses, England dazzled in Mexico — despite the FA’s ban. The team finally tell their story”
- The Times
” Captivating… An uplifting and eye-opening love letter…. Terrifically
satisfying"
– Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter
“Fabulous, engaging”
– The Game Changers Podcast
LETTERBOXD REACTIONS…
