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

George Jiglea

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-