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Jess lives in a neighborhood in London that is not free from discrimination and prejudice in name of race, sex, or religion.
Soccer is considered a boy^s sport, and girl soccer players are considered lacking femininity. Jess, a British Indian girl, idolizes David Beckham and has a dream of becoming a soccer player. However, under the control of her mother, she can only sneak out to play with boys in the park.
Women with a strong pair of legs as that of an athlete are often subjects of mockery. Slender body shape and legs, as well as skill to cook are seen as the essence of being a good wife, if not a woman. Jess^ mother disapproves her love in soccer. She wants her to follow Indian traditions, cook Indian food fine enough to please an Indian husband.
Indians have their own set of discriminatory values. Indian women should marry an Indian man. A woman marrying a white man would be seen as social outcaste.
Jess shows the spirit of a new generation of young Indians. Encouraged by her friends and lover, she takes charge of her own fate instead of letting it be her master. She made it clear with her family that she loves the sport.
The soccer team is also made up of players from different ethnicities.
Jess^ father plays a key part in persuading his wife to accept their daughte^s choice. Having similar experience in his younger life, he understands that one would suffer from unrecoverable loss if he gives up his dream and passion under pressure from others.