A young Pakistani girl (Jesminder or Jess) growing up in modern day England is an excellent soccer player, but her family wants her to be more traditional and give up playing games/get serious about going to college. While her sister is getting ready for her wedding, Jess is invited to play on a women's soccer team. She joins, but lies to her family 'because they'll never understand'. Many adventures as she and other teammates (and family members) grow and learn. A lot of humor and some painful growth, too.

The title is apparently due to a skilled kick she is attempting to perfect, the way that soccer-master somebody-or-other Beckham does. The ball 'bends' around obstacles.

If you like sports, or coming of age stories, I think you'll really enjoy this movie. I found a lot of humor in the way people reacted to sterotypes, too.