 Bend It Like Beckham 2002  PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Gurinder Chadha
Cast: Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Archie Panjabi, Shaznay Lewis, Frank Harper, Juliet Stevenson, Shaheen Khan, Ameet Chana, Pooja Shah, Paven Virk, Saraj Chaudhry, Preeya Kalidas, Trey Farley
Amidst a clash of cultures, young Jess (Parminder Nagra) dreams of becoming a soccer player. Jess meets Jules (Keira Knightley) who plays on a local soccer team, and Jules, who is impressed with Jess' athletic skills, encourages Jess to try out for professional soccer. Meanwhile, Jess' parents (Anupam Kher and Shaheen Khan) want her to go to law school and learn to cook traditional East Indian recipes. In the midst of confusion, Jess must decide whether to follow her dream of becoming a soccer player or to follow her parents' plan for her future.
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Hollow Reed 1996  N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Angela Pope
Cast: Martin Donovan, Joely Richardson, Ian Hart, Jason Flemyng, Sam Bould, Shaheen Khan, Kelly Hunter, Tim Crouch, Jane Hill, Simon Chandler
When Martyn Wyatt (Martin Donovan) admits to being homo-sexual, his marriage to Hannah (Joely Richardson) unravels, and he loses custody of their son, Oliver. But it soon becomes apparent that Oliver is suffering from beatings at the hands of Hannah's lover, Frank Donally (Jason Flemyng), which leaves Martyn with no choice but to go through the court system in his fight for Oliver.
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| 1. Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
2. Bhaji on the Beach (1993)
3. Hollow Reed (1996)
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