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Women's Week 2004
The University of Utah Women in Leadership: Shaping the Future March 1-6 |
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Bend It Like Beckham
Monday, March 1, 1-3pm Tuesday, March 2, 7-9pm Olpin Union Theatre A Women's Week Feature Film.
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A kaleidoscope of color and culture clash humorously as an Indian family in London tries to raise their soccer-playing daughter in a traditional way. Unlike tarty elder sister, Pinky, who is preparing for an Indian wedding and a lifetime of cooking the perfect chapatti, Jess' dream is to play soccer professionally like her hero David Beckham. Wholeheartedly against Jess' unorthodox ambition, her parents eventually reveal that their reservations have more to do with protecting her than with holding her back. When Jess is forced to make a choice between tradition and her beloved sport, her family must decide whether to let her chase her dream ... and a soccer ball. People's Choice Award (3rd place), 2002 Toronto International Film Festival; Audience Award, 2002 Locarno International Film Festival; Silver Hitchcock, 2002 British Independent Film Awards. Best Picture-Musical or Comedy nomination, 2003 Golden Globes.
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