Three months before the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, the players filed a class-action, gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, which sets the stage for LFG. The film interweaves transcendent athletic performances, including a record-breaking World Cup victory in 2019, with the players' ongoing pursuit for equal pay. LFG grants viewers unprecedented access to these game-changers as they meet the physical demands and pressures of being some of the worl... (Full plot summary below)
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Three months before the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, the players filed a class-action, gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, which sets the stage for LFG. The film interweaves transcendent athletic performances, including a record-breaking World Cup victory in 2019, with the players' ongoing pursuit for equal pay. LFG grants viewers unprecedented access to these game-changers as they meet the physical demands and pressures of being some of the world's top athletes, while showcasing their courage, unflinching spirit and resiliency in an effort to create long-lasting social change. Told by the players themselves, including Megan Rapinoe, Jessica McDonald, Becky Sauerbrunn, Kelley O'Hara, Sam Mewis and others, this emotional and cinematic film uncovers what it takes to be at the center of the biggest fight for women's rights since Title IX.
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| VarietyLisa KennedyThe 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.” |
| The New York TimesTeo BugbeeBoth 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 |
| Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonThe 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. |
| User ReviewUncleWillardBoring and misses the point. Women's soccer just does NOT draw the crowds men's soccer does. And still they get a bigger piece of the pie than the men. It's a fact and instead of working to engage audiences in women's soccer, they choose instead to cry "misogyny." It's the worst attempt at cancel culture and wokeness. This documentary does nothing to change those facts or even add anything to a tired conversation. I'll just wait until sports is no longer gendered then none of these idiots will have a job. |
| User ReviewDasBearJuden0! Not a review bomb - an honest placement of review. This documentary isn't entertainment; it is informative media. The information is primarily false. Women don't need entitled lying phonies to represent them; it is a thorn in the side of equality. |
