If you paid attention at the time of the controversy around the "kiss" mentioned in the title of this film, you'll appreciate this play-by-play of the events surrounding it.
It's All Over: The Kiss That Changed Spanish Football could have been titled "The Kiss that Changed Spain" because of the event's broader social ramifications. It was Spain's #MeToo reckoning, as at least one headline called it. "The kiss of death for Spanish machismo," another declared.
Yet even so, this 95-minute documentary might appeal most to soccer fans. This is a settling of accounts, with the film standing squarely behind the women athletes and telling their side of the story.
But they also talk about much more than just the controversial kiss. Multiple female athletes, past and present, recount years of indignities the Spanish national women's soccer team lived for the better part of a decade, leading up to the 2023 World Cup, from no changing rooms or gym access to arriving jet-lagged to matches.
The film serves as a companion piece to LFG, a 2021 documentary detailing how the US Women's National Soccer Team commanded equal pay.
The closing scenes offer a rousing reminder of how social change impacts subsequent generations, and why strong female role models are essential for young girls.
Read the full review at Common Sense Media
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