Summary:
A comedy about bending the rules to reach your goal, Bend It Like Beckham explores the world of women's football, from kick-abouts in the park to freekicks in the Final. Set in Hounslow, West London and Hamburg, the film follows two 18 year olds with their hearts set on a future in professional soccer. Heart-stopping talent doesn't seem to be enough when your parents want you to hang up your football boots, find a nice boyfriend and learn to cook the perfect chapatti.
| Runtime: | 112 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated PG-13 for language and sexual content. |
| Production: | Scion Films |
| Genres: | Drama, Sport, Comedy, Romance |
| Countries: | USA, Germany, UK |
| Languages: | English, German, Hindi, Punjabi |
| Home Release Date: | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Gurinder Chadha | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Guljit Bindra | Written By |
| Gurinder Chadha | Written By |
| Paul Mayeda Berges | Written By |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Rhys Meyers | Joe |
| Keira Knightley | Juliette 'Jules' Paxton |
| Parminder Nagra | Jesminder 'Jess' Kaur Bhamra |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Ameet Chana | Tony |
| Anupam Kher | Mr. Bhamra |
| Archie Panjabi | Pinky Bhamra |
| Frank Harper | Alan Paxton |
| Juliet Stevenson | Paula Paxton |
| Paven Virk | Bubbly |
| Pooja Shah | Meena |
| Preeya Kalidas | Monica |
| Saraj Chaudhry | Sonny |
| Shaheen Khan | Mrs. Bhamra |
| Shaznay Lewis | Mel |
| Trey Farley | Taz |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Barbara von Wrangell | Line Producer: Germany |
| Deepak Nayar | Producer |
| Gurinder Chadha | Producer |
| Haneet Vaswani | Executive Producer |
| Paul Mayeda Berges | Associate Producer |
| Paul Ritchie | Line Producer |
| Russel Fischer | Executive Producer |
| Simon Franks | Executive Producer |
| Ulrich Felsberg | Executive Producer |
| Zygi Kamasa | Executive Producer |
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