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Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Gurinder Chadha
Production: Fox Searchlight Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 17 wins & 19 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
66
Rotten Tomatoes:
85%
PG-13
Year:
2002
112 min
$32,441,165
Website
3,437 Views


- l'll try.

Mum!

l've found it!

Come on, Jess.

'Scuse me. That suit...

- Come on, mate.

- Over here.

There you go! Over here!

Rubbish! Come on, boys!

You're such an idiot, man!

- Jess! Fancy a quick game?

- l can't. My mum's waiting.

- And my dad's on earlies at eathrow.

- Come on, we really need ya.

Come on!

Who does she think she is?

Beckham or what?

Can we chest it like him?

- You know, give it some bounce!

- Chest it, Jess, go on. Chest it!

Did that hurt, pretty boy?

l nearly scored from 25 yards today.

Bent it and everything.

l could have carried on playing all night.

It's not fair, the boys never

have to come home and help.

Wonder if l had an arranged marriage,

would l get someone who'd let me

play football whenever l wanted?

- Who were you talking to?

- No one, Dad.

O, Biji and her grandson are coming

and staying in here for the wedding.

Why don't you put some nice picture

of beautiful sceneries

- instead of this bald man?

- Dad!

I'm going to change.

Come and help me outside, O?

O.

..a beautiful Rolls-Royce, you know?

l'll get one for your wedding, too,

if you like.

l just want a little bit.

lt will be your turn soon, uh?

Do you want a clean-shaven boy

like your sister

or a proper Sikh

with a full beard and a turban?

It's only our men that have

a big engine and full MOT, eh?

Nah, man,

the alternator's gone on the Merc!

Just do the carburettor on the Nissan.

l told you not to bother me!

lt's my engagement, man!

- Sorry.

- l know. Of course.

Put it off. Thank you.

- Lads get into 'em!

- Yes!

Mmm. e is so tick, man!

lnnit, innit? l know!

Look! e's taking his shirt off.

Oh, my God. A body like that should

come with an X-certificate warning!

- And a lifetime guarantee, man.

- Yeah, man. Call Jess.

- Call Jess!

- Oi! Jess!

Jess, man, who's your friend

with the gorgeous bod?

The one with the six-pack.

- lf he looks at me, l really will faint.

- What? Taz?

- az.

- ls that his name?

Look at that kick!

- e is so fly!

- That is fine.

That is so fine.

- Get your girlfriend, man!

- Jess!

- Go on, Jess. Lover-boy's calling you.

- Oh, shut up.

You know he's just my mate.

We're not all slags like you lot!

Ooh!

B*tch! Just cos she's still a V, man,

she thinks she's better than us, innit?

Yeah, but at least she hasn't got off

with half of ounslow like you two.

'y, who's that gori watching her?

- Come on, Jess.

- Go on, Jess.

All the way, it's all yours!

What are you doing, man?

- i.

- i.

hat was brilliant.

Do you play for any side?

Yeah, like who?

Southall United Sari Squad?

l play for ounslow arriers girls' side.

It's close season but we've got

a summer tournament coming up.

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Gurinder Chadha

Gurinder Chadha, (born 10 January 1960) is an English film director of Kenyan Asian origin. Most of her films explore the lives of Indians living in England. This common theme among her work showcases the trials of Indian women living in England and how they must reconcile their converging traditional and modern cultures. Although many of her films seem like simple quirky comedies about Indian women, they actually address many social and emotional issues, especially ones faced by immigrants caught between two worlds. Much of her work also consists of adaptations from book to film, but with a different flare. She is best known for the hit films Bhaji on the Beach (1993), Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Bride and Prejudice (2004), Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008), and the comedy film It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010). Her latest feature is the partition drama Viceroy's House (2017). more…

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