2022 · documentary · sports
The Figo Affair: The Transfer That Changed Football
Directed by Ben Nicholas, David Tryhorn1h 45m2022
This documentary spotlights one of the most contentious deals in football history and the extraordinary player at the center of the storm: Luís Figo.
Our read: The Figo Affair: The Transfer That Changed Football (2022) reads as a neutral, kinetic, grounded documentary · sports entry — gentle in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, kinetic, gentle documentary / sports, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, cold.
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