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Another League

2026 · 106 min

A warm, earnest underdog story that makes you cheer for quiet acts of defiance against a rigid society.

Directed by: Marta Díaz de Lope Díaz
Genres: Drama
Starring: Daniel Ibáñez, Aixa Villagrán, Sofía de Iznájar

Tagline: Girls just wanted to play.
Overview: Spain, the 1970s. Although Francoist ideology remains deeply entrenched in society, a group of young trailblazers and an ambitious promoter are about to change the history of women’s football.

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Directed by: Marta Díaz de Lope Díaz
Genres: Drama
Starring: Daniel Ibáñez, Aixa Villagrán, Sofía de Iznájar

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: gender
rebellion
friendship
class
ambition
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Marta Díaz de Lope Díaz
Written by: Zebina Guerra, Marta Díaz de Lope Díaz
Starring: Daniel Ibáñez, Aixa Villagrán, Sofía de Iznájar, Bruna Lucadamo, Nora Otxoteko, Leire Aguiar, Lorea Carballo, Miriam Rubio
Music: Pedro Marques
Cinematography: Maria Codina
Runtime: 106 min
Country: Spain, Portugal
Languages: Spanish

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