Bend It Like Beckham

Bend It Like Beckham

2002

A young girl dreams of playing football professionally, defying cultural expectations.

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Director

  • Gurinder Chadha

Cast

  • Parminder Nagra
  • Keira Knightley
  • Jonathan Rhys Meyers
  • Kulvinder Ghir
  • Frank Harper
  • Juliet Stevenson
  • Shaznay Lewis

Filming Locations

  • Bara Hall Park

    This was the location of the park (including the bandstand and church seen in a few shots) that Jess kicks a football about with some lads and also meets Jules for the first time.

  • Hayes & Yeading United Football Club

    This was used as the club's football pitch.

  • Hounslow

    Gunnersbury Park and Hounslow Central tube station were used for various scenes, with the area providing the suburban West London backdrop central to the film's setting.

  • Piccadilly Circus

    Jess and Jules cross Regent Street at Piccadilly Circus in the film, with the underground station platform also used for filming.

  • Southall

    Yeading FC's former ground on Beaconsfield Road in Southall was used as the team's training pitch where Jess trains with coach Joe, and The Broadway in Southall was filmed for scenes including Jess and Pinky shopping for engagement party clothes.

  • Sutton Square

    33 Sutton Square in Heston, Hounslow, was used as the exterior of the Bhamra family home, the house where Jess lives beneath the Heathrow flight path.