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Bend It Like Beckham
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2002 film by Gurinder Chadha
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It is catalogued under topics including 2000s buddy comedy-drama films, 2000s coming-of-age comedy-drama films and 2000s female buddy films.
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Film · TMDB
6.3Jess 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.
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
Themes
- london, england
- sports
- tradition
- culture clash
- immigration
- women's football (soccer)
- multiculturalism
- football (soccer)
- family
- lgbt
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
120,160 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
85%
Metacritic
66/100
- Year
- 2002
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award17 wins & 20 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Gurinder Chadha
- Written by
- Gurinder Chadha Guljit Bindra Paul Mayeda Berges
- Produced by
- Deepak Nayar Gurinder Chadha
- Starring
- Parminder Nagra Keira Knightley Jonathan Rhys Meyers Anupam Kher Archie Panjabi Shaznay Lewis Frank Harper Juliet Stevenson
- Cinematography
- Jong Lin
- Edited by
- Justin Krish
- Music by
- Craig Pruess
- Production companies
- Kintop Pictures Bend It Films Roc Media Road Movies Filmproduktion
- Distributed by
- Helkon SK (United Kingdom) Highlight Film (Germany) Fox Searchlight Pictures (United States)
- Release dates
- 12 April 2002 ( 2002-04-12 ) (United Kingdom) 3 October 2002 ( 2002-10-03 ) (Germany) 12 March 2003 ( 2003-03-12 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 112 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom Germany United States
- Languages
- English German Hindi Punjabi
- Budget
- $5.6 million
- Box office
- $92.2 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- German
- Main subject
- self-actualization
- Director
- Gurinder Chadha
- Screenwriter
- Paul Mayeda Berges
- Narrative location
- London
- Duration
- 112
- FilmAffinity ID
- 284488
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Sport
- association football
- Official website
- www.foxsearchlight.com/benditlikebeckham
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- publication date
- 2003-03-12
- title
- Bend It Like Beckham
- distributed by
- Disney+
- capital cost
- 3600000
- box office
- 76600000
- nominated for
- Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress
- review score
- 85%
Sources (15)
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Encyclopedic overview
Bend It Like Beckham is a 2002 sports comedy-drama film directed by Gurinder Chadha from a screenplay by Chadha, Guljit Bindra, and Paul Mayeda Berges. The film stars Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Archie Panjabi, Shaznay Lewis, Frank Harper, and Juliet Stevenson. In Bend It Like Beckham, Jesminder Bhamra (Nagra) and Jules Paxton (Knightley) chase careers in professional football despite their parents' wishes.
Development for the film began after Chadha, Bindra, and Berges completed the screenplay by early 2001. Nagra and Knightley were hired soon afterwards, with casting rounded out with the additions of Meyers, Kher, Stevenson, Lewis, and Panjabi by that May. Principal photography began in June 2001 and lasted until September, with filming locations including London, Shepperton Studios, and Hamburg. Production collaborated with The Football Association, while the film's title refers to David Beckham's curling free kick technique, also known as bending.
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