Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
- Directed by
- Gurinder Chadha
- Genre
- romantic comedy, comedy drama, teen film, association football film, female buddy film, coming-of-age film
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 2,039 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two teenage girls from different backgrounds want to play professional soccer. They deal with their traditional families and cultural expectations while pursuing their dream.
lightheartedenergeticupbeatwarmplayfulaspirationalfamily tension
What happens
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. Bend It Like Beckham was theatrically released first in the United Kingdom on 12 April 2002 by Helkon SK. The film surprised critics, who praised the screenplay, light-hearted tone, and commentary on Punjabi social norms and culture. Bend It Like Beckham grossed $76.6 million at the box office. In 2015 it was adapted into a stage musical that opened at the Phoenix Theatre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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