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  • 2021
  • TV-MA
  • CNN Films
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  • 2021
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Summary Just three months before the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, all the players filed a class-action, gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, which sets the stage for LFG. The documentary film interweaves transcendent athletic performances, including a record-breaking World Cup victory in 2019, with the players’ ongoi...

Directed By: Sean Fine, Andrea Nix

Written By: Sean Fine, Andrea Nix

  • 2021
  • TV-MA
  • CNN Films
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2021
  • TV-MA
  • CNN Films
  • 1 h 45 m

LFG

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Summary Just three months before the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, all the players filed a class-action, gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, which sets the stage for LFG. The documentary film interweaves transcendent athletic performances, including a record-breaking World Cup victory in 2019, with the players’ ongoi...

Directed By: Sean Fine, Andrea Nix

Written By: Sean Fine, Andrea Nix

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70
Jun 26, 2021
The documentary makes a strong case for just how remarkable a team they are. While LFG doesn’t divulge the elusive recipe, it ladles what one teammate called the group’s “special sauce.”
By Lisa Kennedy FULL REVIEW
70
Jun 24, 2021
Both films are conventional in cinematic style, and they constitute the kind of feel-good entertainment that is easy to recommend. But what is timely and interesting — even thorny — about these films is their focus on the economic opportunities generated by athletic achievement
By Teo Bugbee FULL REVIEW
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Jun 24, 2021
The issues in the film add up to a rat’s nest of athletic, economic and gender questions. But they’re given only superficial scrutiny in a production that’s essentially propaganda, powered by pumped-up music and pumped-up players.
By John Anderson FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Everywoman Studios, Change Content, Propagate Content, CNN Films, HBO Max
Release Date Jun 24, 2021
Duration 1 h 45 m
Rating TV-MA
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Awards

Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
• 3 Nominations
Sports Emmy Awards
• 1 Nomination

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