Luck (2003)

Directed by

Peter Wellington

Genre

romantic comedy

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 31m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1972, a man gets turned down by the woman he loves and develops a gambling addiction. He then bets heavily on hockey games between Canada and Russia to pay off his debt and win her back.

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What happens

Luck is a 2003 Canadian romantic comedy film written and directed by Peter Wellington. Set in 1972 against the backdrop of the Canada-Russia Summit Series hockey competition, the film stars Luke Kirby as Shane, a man who falls into a gambling addiction after being turned down by his love interest Margaret (Sarah Polley), but concocts a plan to bet heavily on the hockey games in the hopes of both paying off his gambling debt and winning Margaret back. The film's cast also includes Noam Jenkins, Jed Rees, Sergio Di Zio, Peter MacNeill and Fiona Reid. The film premiered at the 2003 Montreal World Film Festival. It was subsequently screened at the 2004 South by Southwest festival, where it won the award for best narrative competition feature. Wellington received a Genie Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the 24th Genie Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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