Gurinder Chadha continues her yen for light-hearted comedy in this coming-of-age, culture-clash, sports comedy about a young English teenager who dreams of playing soccer like her hero David Beckham, much to the horror of her traditional Indian family. Jess must defy familial expectations, in order to achieve her goals, and attain personal fulfilment, risking familial alienation and parental disappointment. Some great moments of cross-cultural hilarity made this film a very popular crowd pleaser.
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ACMI Identifier
319126
Languages
English
English
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Adolescence
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Conflict of generations
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Culture conflict
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adolescence
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Autonomy in adolescence
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Conflict of generations
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family - Psychological aspects
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Interpersonal conflict
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Mothers and daughters
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenage girls
Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Conflict of generations
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Interpersonal conflict
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Teenage girls
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
DVD; Access Print (Section 1)