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Bend It Like Beckham
Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing for fun one day, her impressive skills are seen by Jules Paxton, who then convinces Jess to play for her semi-pro team. Jess uses elaborate excuses to hide her matches from her family while also dealing with her romantic feelings for her coach, Joe.
2002 · Directed by Gurinder Chadha · 112 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance · 10 frames
Tagline
Who wants to cook Aloo Gobi when you can bend a ball like Beckham?
Crew
- Written by: Guljit Bindra, Paul Mayeda Berges, Gurinder Chadha
- Cinematography: Jong Lin
- Edited by: Justin Krish
- Music: Craig Pruess
- Production design: Nick Ellis
- Produced by: Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges, Deepak Nayar
Cast
- Parminder Nagra as Jesminder 'Jess' Kaur Bhamra
- Keira Knightley as Juliette 'Jules' Paxton
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Joe
- Anupam Kher as Mr. Bhamra
- Shaheen Khan as Mrs. Bhamra
- Archie Panjabi as Pinky Bhamra
- Frank Harper as Alan Paxton
- Juliet Stevenson as Paula Paxton
- Shaznay Lewis as Mel
- Ameet Chana as Tony
Production
- Country: Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Language: Hindi, Punjabi, English
- Studios: Kintop Pictures, Bend It Films, Roc Media, Road Movies
- Budget: $3,500,000
- Box office: $76,585,951
- Themes: london, england, sports, tradition, culture clash, immigration, women's football (soccer), multiculturalism, football (soccer), family, lgbt
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