After several months of public warnings and pre -contained procedures, the Valence CF actually filed a complaint before court n ° 1 in Valence against Netflix and the Brazilian production company Conspiraco Films, producer of the documentary “Baila, vini”. As reported Marcathe club believes that certain images and subtitles of the documentary distort the facts and seriously harm the image of the institution and its supporters. In particular, it requires the deletion of criminal sequences and says it is ready to go “Until the end” To restore what he considers his honor flouted.
At the heart of the controversy are passages showing the Mestalla supporters. In the documentary, songs would have been translated and legendary “Monkey, monkey” While it would actually be “Silver, fool”. For Valencia, these subtitles create a serious confusion and assimilate all of its fans to racist behaviors. In its complaint, the club not only calls for the withdrawal or rectification of these extracts, but also the inclusion of an official judgment in the documentary, in order to restore the truth after judicial decision, as well as financial compensation for the damage suffered.
A very publicized trial
The complaint also occurs in a context of internal criticism. The Libertad VCF association accused the management of the inaction club in the face of what it describes as “Defamation” Against Mestalla supporters. Valence denies it, ensuring that he has continued to work with his lawyers to first obtain an amicable rectification, then by initiating the legal path when this request was rejected. The club thus claims a rapid and determined attitude in order to “Protect truth and respect” of his supporters. The case took root in the match of May 21, 2023 against Real Madrid. Vinícius Jr then denounced racist insults from the stands, which had led to an interruption of the meeting. Three supporters have since been identified and condemned for damage to moral integrity with aggravating circumstance of racial discrimination. The sentence has retained that they had imitated monkeys and uttered racist sounds targeting the player's skin color.
However, Valence insists that these behaviors came from isolated individuals and that he acted quickly to sanction them, refusing to be assimilated collectively to racist acts. The club is not alone in its approach: the jupol union of the Spanish national police also expressed its rejection of the documentary, judging that it calls into question the professionalism and the neutrality of the agents who worked that day. This convergence of criticism underlines how the subject goes beyond the simple sports framework to reach the image of several Spanish institutions. Always according to Marcathe case will now take its court in court in court, and its outcome could create a precedent on how documentaries deal with sensitive subjects linked to racism in sport.
