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Dominican Rep. Bend It Like Beckham
- Original title
- Bend It Like Beckham
- Year
- 2002
- Running time
- 110 min.
- Country
United Kingdom- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Parminder Nagra
Keira Knightley
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Anupam Kher
Archie Panjabi- Shaznay Lewis
Frank Harper
Juliet Stevenson- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- 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...
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- Awards
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2002: Nominated for BAFTA Awards: Best British Film2002: European Film Awards: 2 Nominations including Best Film2002: British Independent Film Awards (BIFA): 2 Nominations including Best Movie2003: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Original Screenplay2003: Golden Globes Awards: nominated to Best Picture - Comedy or Musical.2003: National Board of Review (NBR): Spotlight Award.
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 62 My Top 10 Movies from 2002 (39)
- 71 My Favorite Teen Movies (20)
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