Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

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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.

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Description

Writers

Gurinder Chadha
Guljit Bindra
Paul Mayeda Berges

Stars

Parminder Nagra
Jesminder 'Jess' Kaur Bhamra

Keira Knightley
Juliette 'Jules' Paxton

Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Joe

Anupam Kher
Mr. Bhamra

Shaheen Khan
Mrs. Bhamra

Frank Harper
Alan Paxton

Juliet Stevenson
Paula Paxton

Ameet Chana
Tony

Archie Panjabi
Pinky Bhamra

Pooja Shah
Meena

Others...

Budget

3,500,159.00

Revenue

76,578,641.00

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Keywords

woman director, london england, sport, family, culture clash, indian lead, soccer, immigration, tradition, sikh, women's football (soccer), indian lgbt

Trailers

Production

Fox Searchlight Pictures, UK Film Council, Kintop Pictures, FilmFörderung Hamburg

Actor

Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Shaheen Khan, Frank Harper, Juliet Stevenson, Ameet Chana, Archie Panjabi, Pooja Shah, Preeya Kalidas, Shobu Kapoor, Ace Bhatti

Creators

Deepak Nayar (Producer), Ulrich Felsberg (Executive Producer), Gurinder Chadha (Screenplay), Guljit Bindra (Screenplay), Paul Mayeda Berges (Screenplay), Russel Fischer (Executive Producer), Simon Franks (Executive Producer), Zygi Kamasa (Executive Producer), Paul Ritchie (Line Producer), Barbara von Wrangell (Line Producer), Craig Pruess (Original Music Composer), Jong Lin (Director of Photography), Justin Krish (Editor), Carrie Hilton (Casting), Liora Reich (Casting), Nick Ellis (Production Design), Mark Scruton (Art Direction), Sara Neighbour (Set Decoration), Ralph Holes (Costume Design), Carlos Domeque (Assistant Editor), Guy Heeley (First Assistant Director), Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Playback Singer)

Alternative titles

Quiero ser como Beckham (ES)
Parempi kuin Beckham (FI)
Joue-la comme Beckham (FR)
ベッカムに恋して (JP)
Skru'n som Beckham (NO)
Играй, как Бекхэм (RU)
Skruva den som Beckham (SE)
Bend It Like Beckham (US)

Release dates

19.11.2002 (FR)
04.09.2003 (RU)
13.12.2002 (IT)
01.08.2003 (US)
20.12.2002 (GR)
11.04.2002 (GB)
02.10.2002 (DE)
09.09.2002 (CA)