The Loneliness of the Left Wing-Back

The Loneliness of the Left Wing-Back

2024
32m
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"Why would you love football?"

Overview

"Football is synonymous with childhood and the neighborhood," asserts an interviewee in ‘La soledad del jugador de banda’ (‘The Loneliness of the Left Wing-Back’). Through the analogy between football and cinema, this documentary addresses the social, community, and identity-shaping power of the sport. Set against the backdrop of the working-class neighborhoods in southern Madrid, it reveals the desire to make films and the opportunities available to the working class to do so. Thus emerges a metacinematic narrative to reflect on form and the implications of creators and their desires. Furthermore, it explores how the communities built around football interact with the "other"—with the marginalized—through homophobia and machismo in sports. The filmmaker lays himself bare to tell his story as a fan, a player, a queer individual, and an aspiring filmmaker.

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Status: Released

Language: ES

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Production Information

Production Companies
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Production Countries
Spain
Spoken Languages
Spanish English Italian

Keywords

working class football (soccer) culture self expression social & cultural documentary queer documentary

Quick Facts

Original Title La soledad del jugador de banda
Release Date October 5, 2024
Status Released
Language ES
Website Visit Site

Cast

Víctor López Mínguez
Víctor López Mínguez

Author

Jesús Mínguez Sepúlveda
Jesús Mínguez Sepúlveda

Interviewee

Tomás Parrilla
Tomás Parrilla

Footballer

Pablo de la Serna
Pablo de la Serna

Goalkeeper

José Manuel Moreno
José Manuel Moreno

Interviewee

Juan Pedro Molina
Juan Pedro Molina

Interviewee

Alex Gabriel Dita
Alex Gabriel Dita

Interviewee

Rafael Escobar
Rafael Escobar

Interviewee

Ventura Zambrana
Ventura Zambrana

Interviewee

Sheyla Andrino
Sheyla Andrino

Interviewee

Irene López Mínguez
Irene López Mínguez

Camerawoman & Model

Raúl Espejo
Raúl Espejo

Interviewee

Key Crew

Víctor López Mínguez
Director
Víctor López Mínguez
Producer
Marta Galán Zarzuelo
Producer
Víctor López Mínguez
Writer