WUD Film Presents: Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
The Wisconsin Union
Event Details
Date
Monday, June 22, 2026
Time
9-11 p.m.
Location
The Terrace (See Event Details), Memorial Union
Description
UK, Germany, USA | 112 min | PG-13 | DVD | Dir. Gurinder Chadha Jess Bhamra (Parminder Nagra), the daughter of a strict Indian couple (Anupam Kher, Shaheen Khan) in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing for fun one day, her impressive skills are seen by Jules Paxton (Keira Knightley), who then convinces Jess to play for her semi-pro team. Jess uses elaborate excuses to hide her matches from her family while also dealing with her romantic feelings for her coach, Joe. (rottentomatoes.com) Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyorDLWW1Nw Lakeside Cinema is presented by the WUD Film Committee as part of Summer by the Lake programming at the Wisconsin Union. June’s programming theme is “Sports”. For information on available assistive content for WUD Film screenings, please visit the Assistive Technology in the Marquee page . Visit our Informed Moviegoing Resources page for links to resources that explore film ratings and content alerts. This event is intended for UW-Madison students, faculty, staff, Wisconsin Union members and their guests. Anyone can become a Wisconsin Union member.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-265-6788 (voice only) to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Monday, June 8, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.