
Movie review
August 25, 2022 · 105 min · R
Woke Score
Lower is better
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for The Figo Affair: The Transfer That Changed Football.
Woke representation / casting
Real football figures interviewed with no forced diversity.
Woke political dialogue
No activist or modern political dialogue.
Identity-driven story themes
No identity-driven story themes.
Western institutional / cultural critique
No modern activist institutional or cultural critique.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant
Review
This documentary spotlights the 2000 transfer of Luís Figo from Barcelona to Real Madrid and the backroom deals, agent negotiations, and club power struggles behind it. It features interviews with Figo, Florentino Pérez, Pep Guardiola, and others involved while exploring the intense club rivalry and the shift to big-money transfers in football. No audience-visible woke elements appear.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
No woke complaints or backlash.
Creator track record context
No relevant prior work is cited.
Production