Bend It Like Beckham
(2002)
Who wants to cook Aloo Gobi when you can bend a ball like Beckham?
Stars: Parminder K. Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
Director: Gurinder Chadha
Writer: Gurinder Chadha, Guljit Bindra, Paul Mayeda Berges
Language: Nederlands
Studio: A-film
Duration: 112
Rated: PG-13
DVD Release: September 2003
Jess Bhamra is een 18-jarig Engels meisje van Indiase afkomst. Het liefst zou ze de hele dag voetballen, maar haar ouders houden haar liever binnenshuis zoals het een keurig Indiaas meisje betaamt. Verder dan een balletje trappen met de jongens in het park komt het dan ook niet. Totdat ze wordt opgemerkt door leeftijdsgenote Jules, die haar uitnodigt om bij het plaatselijke vrouwenteam te komen spelen. Voor het eerst speelt Jess bij een echte voetbalclub en ze blijkt erg veel talent te hebben en al snel droomt ze ervan een vrouwelijke Beckham te worden! Bovendien wordt ze wordt verliefd op de coach Joe. Thuis verbieden ze haar echter nog langer bij de club te spelen, zodat Jess genoodzaakt wordt haar passie in het geheim voort te zetten.
| Parminder Nagra | Jesminder 'Jess' Kaur Bhamra |
| Parminder K. Nagra | |
| Keira Knightley | Juliette 'Jules' Paxton |
| Jonathan Rhys-Meyers | |
| Jonathan Rhys Meyers | Joe |
| Anupam Kher | Mr. Bhamra |
| Archie Panjabi | Pinky Bhamra |
| Shaznay Lewis | Mel |
| Frank Harper | Alan Paxton |
| Juliet Stevenson | Paula Paxton |
| Shaheen Khan | Mrs. Bhamra |
| Ameet Chana | Tony |
| Poojah Shah | Meena |
| Pooja Shah | Meena (as Poojah Shah) |
| Paven Virk | Bubbly |
| Preeya Kalidas | Monica |
| Trey Farley | Taz |
| Saraj Chaudhry | Sonny (as Saraj Chaudry) |
| Imran Ali | Gary |
| Kulvinder Ghir | Teetu |
| Harvey Virdi | Teetu's Mum |
| Ash Varrez | Teetu's Dad |
| Adlyn Ross | Elderly Aunt |
| Shobu Kapoor | Polly |
| Zohra Sehgal | Biji (as Zohra Segal) |
| Ace Bhatti | Nairobi Grandson (as Ahsen Bhatti) |
| Ahsen Bhatti | Nairobi Grandson |
| Tanveer Ghani | Video Man |
| Nina Wadia | Wedding Guest |
| Jenni Birch | Hounslow Harrier |
| Olivia Schofield | Hounslow Harrier (as Olivia Scholfield) |
| Olivia Scholfield | |
| Natasha Lee | Hounslow Harrier |
| Louise Walker | Hounslow Harrier |
| Danielle Richards | Hounslow Harrier |
| Suzanna Keeka | Hounslow Harrier |
| Tanya Beverly | Hounslow Harrier |
| Sally Kirkbride | Hounslow Harrier |
| Maki Okumurakami | Hounslow Harrier |
| Nav Bopari | Hounslow Harrier |
| Gary Lineker | Himself |
| Alan Hansen | Himself |
| John Barnes | Himself |
| John Motson | Himself (voice) |
| Andy Harmer | David Beckham |
| David Beckham | Himself (archive footage) |
| Gill Penny | Victoria Beckham |
| Amitabh Bachchan | Scene from his movie Namak Halal |
| Craig Pruess | Composer |
| Victoria Beckham | Herself |
| Jong Lin | Cinematographer |
| Katie Goldberg | Player of Opposing Team |
| Lin Jong | Cinematographer |
| Ulrich Felsberg | Executive Producer |
| Tim Boggs | adr supervisor |
| Zygi Kamasa | Executive Producer |
| Simon Franks | Executive Producer |
| Bryan Bowen | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Michael J. Broomberg | foley artist |
| Haneet Vaswani | Executive Producer |
| Susan Cahill | digital assistant |
| Russel Fischer | Executive Producer |
| Gary Coppola | sound re-recording mixer (as Gary J. Coppola) |
| Justin Krish | Film Editor |
| Lisle Engle | Sound Effects Editor |
| Alan Freedman | adr mixer: US |
| Jamie Gambell | second boom operator |
| Robert Getty | dialogue editor |
| John Hayes | production sound mixer |
| Dan Johnson | adr recordist: UK (as Daniel Johnson) |
| Nick Ellis | Production Designer |
| Craig Jurkiewicz | foley editor |
| Daryl Lathrop | foley assistant |
| Ralph Holes | Costume Designer |
| Julie Van Praag | Make-Up Artist |
| Aaron Levy | stage recordist |
| Diane Marshall | foley artist |
| Mark Scruton | Art Director |
| Johnathon De Domenico | Costume Designer |
| David Melhase | dialogue editor |
| Michael Mullane | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sarah Astley | Make-Up Artist |
| Preston Oliver | adr recordist: US |
| Paula Price | Make-Up Artist |
| Bryan Pennington | consultant: Dolby |
| Rita Patel | Make-Up Artist |
| Rudy Pi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Julie Kendrick | Make-Up Artist |
| Scott Billups | Visual Effects |
| Paul Schwartz | Boom Operator |
| Alec St. John | assistant sound editor |
| Graeme Stoten | adr mixer: UK |
| Lucy Sustar | foley mixer |
| James Wright | consultant: Dolby |
Genre: 13 Tot 16 Jaar
Media: DVD
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
IMDb: 0286499
