1. Bend it Like Beckham
Bend It Like Beckham is a 2002 British film about two young London women from different backgrounds who share an aptitude for football (soccer) and pressure from their families to conform.

2. Themes in Bend it Like Beckham
Cultures of different groups, especially Sikh communities living near London
Gender – should girls play football?
Young people’s attitudes towards parents – the Generation Gap
Language differences – language is not uniform, even within a locality

3. Themes in Bend it Like Beckham
Achievement in the face of difficulties
Marriage and parental expectations – arranged marriages, or marrying for love?
Relationships with friends
Sexual orientation (there is a gay boy) and attitudes of society towards homosexuality
Sport as a career