Bend It Like Beckham is a 2002 film starring Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley first released in the United Kingdom. The film was directed by Gurinder Chadha. Its title comes from the football player David Beckham and his skill at scoring from free kicks by "bending" (curving) the ball past a wall of defenders.
Jess Bhamra is the 18-year-old daughter of Punjabi Sikh immigrants living in London who work at the nearby Heathrow Airport. While her ...
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Bend It Like Beckham is a 2002 film starring Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley first released in the United Kingdom. The film was directed by Gurinder Chadha. Its title comes from the football player David Beckham and his skill at scoring from free kicks by "bending" (curving) the ball past a wall of defenders.
Jess Bhamra is the 18-year-old daughter of Punjabi Sikh immigrants living in London who work at the nearby Heathrow Airport. While her parents push her towards academic achievement in the hope that she will achieve the financial success that evaded them, Jess only dreams of becoming a professional football player, confiding her dreams to a poster of football star and England captain David Beckham and by playing football in the park with her best friend, Tony.
After being discovered playing in a park by Jules, Jess decides to join a local women's team and keeps on playing secretly despite her parents' objections. She even manages to travel to Hamburg for a tournament with her...
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