Málaga Competition Title ‘Another League’ Recounts Triumph of Women’s Soccer in Franco’s Dictatorship-Oppressed Spain

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Marta Díaz de Lope Díaz’s ‘Another League’ chronicles the defiant birth of women’s soccer in the waning years of Francisco Franco’s arcane dictatorship in early 1970s Spain – today the reigning world champions after winning the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023. Sold internationally by Filmax , “Another League” premieres in competition at the Málaga Film Festival. The fact-based film follows an ambitious sports promoter, played by Daniel Ibáñez (“ Saturn Return ”) and a group of young, fancy-