Bend It Like Beckham

language

There is moderate bad language, including uses of 'bitch', 'wanker' and 'slag'. Other language includes milder terms such as 'bloody', 'bollocks' and 'Jesus'. There is also discriminatory language including terms such as 'paki' and 'dyke'.

sex

There are references to 'shagging' and 'sleeping with' people. It is implied a couple have sex in a car. There are also comic references to body parts, including breasts and testicles.

additional issues: Discrimination occurs when a British Asian woman is called a 'paki' and also when a woman's mother believes her daughter to be a lesbian. The film as a whole clearly condemns such attitudes. There is mild violence and brief injury detail.

Contains moderate language and sexual references

Classified Date:

11/03/2002

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Helkon SK

language

There is moderate bad language, including uses of 'bitch', 'wanker' and 'slag'. Other language includes milder terms such as 'bloody', 'bollocks' and 'Jesus'. There is also discriminatory language including terms such as 'paki' and 'dyke'.

sex

There are references to 'shagging' and 'sleeping with' people. It is implied a couple have sex in a car. There are also comic references to body parts, including breasts and testicles.

additional issues: Discrimination occurs when a British Asian woman is called a 'paki' and also when a woman's mother believes her daughter to be a lesbian. The film as a whole clearly condemns such attitudes. There is mild violence and brief injury detail.

Classified Date:

24/10/2002

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

language

There is moderate bad language, including uses of 'bitch', 'wanker' and 'slag'. Other language includes milder terms such as 'bloody', 'bollocks' and 'Jesus'. There is also discriminatory language including terms such as 'paki' and 'dyke'.

sex

There are references to 'shagging' and 'sleeping with' people. It is implied a couple have sex in a car. There are also comic references to body parts, including breasts and testicles.

additional issues: Discrimination occurs when a British Asian woman is called a 'paki' and also when a woman's mother believes her daughter to be a lesbian. The film as a whole clearly condemns such attitudes. There is mild violence and brief injury detail.

Classified Date:

24/10/2002

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Classified Date:

14/05/2002

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Helkon SK

Classified Date:

18/04/2002

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Helkon SK

Classified Date:

11/04/2002

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Classified Date:

01/03/2002

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Helkon SK

Classified Date:

25/02/2002

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Helkon SK

Classified Date:

02/08/2010

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Lions Gate Home Entertainment UK Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

Audio commentary Additional material

Classified Date:

23/10/2002

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified Date:

23/10/2002

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified Date:

23/10/2002

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified date

24/10/2002
BBFC reference

AVF174255
Language

English

Director(s)

Gurinder Chadha

Production Year

2002

Genre(s)

Comedy

Approx. running minutes

108m

Cast

Parminder K. Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys-Myers, Anupam Kher