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Bend It Like Beckham

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Original title

Bend It Like Beckham

Year

2002

Running time

110 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Gurinder Chadha

Screenwriter

Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges, Guljit Bindra

Cast

Music

Craig Pruess

Cinematography

Lin Liang-Zhong

Producer

Co-production United Kingdom-United States-Germany;

Genre

Comedy. Romance | Sports. Soccer/Football. Teen/coming-of-age

Synopsis

In west London, 18-year-old Jess Bharma dreams of playing professional football like her idol David Beckham, but her Punjabi Sikh parents have more conventional plans for her: a law degree and marriage. Jules, a blond tomboy, spots Jess playing football in the park and invites her to join the local team. Meanwhile, Jess is forced to help with the preparations for the wedding of her older sister, and is then banned from playing football for shaming the family by exposing her legs in shorts. Jess resorts to playing in secret...

Awards: 2002: Nominated for BAFTA Awards: Best British Film

2002: European Film Awards: 2 Nominations including Best Film

2002: British Independent Film Awards (BIFA): 2 Nominations including Best Movie

2003: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Original Screenplay

2003: Golden Globes Awards: nominated to Best Picture - Comedy or Musical.

2003: Satellite Awards: 2 nominations

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Ranking Lists Position

62 My Top 10 Movies from 2002 (38)
76 My Favorite Teen Movies (19)

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