Bend It Like Beckham
2002
Who wants to cook Aloo Gobi when you can bend a ball like Beckham?
- Gurinder Chadha
- 1h 52m
- April 11, 2002 · Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 11, 2002
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English, Punjabi
- Countries
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Production
- Road Movies,Kintop Pictures,Bend It Films,Roc Media
- Cast
- Parminder Nagra,Keira Knightley,Jonathan Rhys Meyers,Anupam Kher,Shaheen Khan,Archie Panjabi,Frank Harper,Juliet Stevenson,Shaznay Lewis,Ameet Chanaand 28 more
- Director
- Gurinder Chadha
- Producer
- Gurinder Chadha,Deepak Nayar,Paul Mayeda Berges,Ulrich Felsberg,Russel Fischer,Simon Franks,Zygi Kamasa
- Cinematography
- Jong Lin
- Music
- Craig Pruess
- Budget
- $3,500,000
- Revenue
- $76,585,951
- IMDb
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