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An ethnic Canadian hockey player struggles against traditional family values and discrimination from mainstream hockey players.An ethnic Canadian hockey player struggles against traditional family values and discrimination from mainstream hockey players.An ethnic Canadian hockey player struggles against traditional family values and discrimination from mainstream hockey players.
Gurpreet Ghuggi
- Uncle Sammy
- (as Gurpreet Singh 'Ghuggi')
Charles Wadhwa
- Mr. Patel
- (as Charlie Wadhwa)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThere is a scene where Rob Lowe's character is wearing a Mustang's #10 shirt, an homage to Youngblood (1986) where he, portraying Dean Youngblood, was #10 for the Mustangs.
- GoofsThe coach gives Raj a captain's jersey, then the players all move out, as they pass him, camera angle changes, and he is suddenly wearing it.
- Quotes
Darvesh Singh: He's clearly punishing us for asking him to give up this ice hockey. White game out, white girl in.
Darvesh Singh: We danced once. Then we had children.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Breakaway: Making Breakaway (2012)
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We liked Breakaway - sure it's pretty much lightweight sports comedy but its heart is the right place and it was fun.
I guarantee this movie will be make it big, even if it's being treated with some disdain in Canada.
Here's why:
1. There's a reason why Russell Peters is currently the number one selling comedian in the world. The global diaspora of Indian populations in the UK, the US, South Africa, Dubai, not to mention India itself will buy this.
2. No other country on earth has as many cinemas and cinema goers (and not downloaders, but real paying cinemas with seats and people) as India and they love movies that celebrate their culture abroad.
3. The UK has a huge following for Peters and this: Peters sold out Wembley Stadium for three nights twice, and Indian TV is huge this is going to run and run on subscription TV channels forever.
4. It's a fun, innocent, sport movie - and people like that worldwide......
I agree it may not be Canada's number one movie, but I think this is marketing savvy and I bet you the receipts when added up in twelve months time make it the number one earner globally of any Canadian movie of the year.......
All in all if you like sports comedies like Men with Brooms and / or what an insight into Sikh culture in Toronto, while enjoying a competent sports movie you could do much worse (now you can vote me down).....
I guarantee this movie will be make it big, even if it's being treated with some disdain in Canada.
Here's why:
1. There's a reason why Russell Peters is currently the number one selling comedian in the world. The global diaspora of Indian populations in the UK, the US, South Africa, Dubai, not to mention India itself will buy this.
2. No other country on earth has as many cinemas and cinema goers (and not downloaders, but real paying cinemas with seats and people) as India and they love movies that celebrate their culture abroad.
3. The UK has a huge following for Peters and this: Peters sold out Wembley Stadium for three nights twice, and Indian TV is huge this is going to run and run on subscription TV channels forever.
4. It's a fun, innocent, sport movie - and people like that worldwide......
I agree it may not be Canada's number one movie, but I think this is marketing savvy and I bet you the receipts when added up in twelve months time make it the number one earner globally of any Canadian movie of the year.......
All in all if you like sports comedies like Men with Brooms and / or what an insight into Sikh culture in Toronto, while enjoying a competent sports movie you could do much worse (now you can vote me down).....
- intelearts
- Jan 30, 2012
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- $198,033
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
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