Breakaway (2011)

Directed by

Robert Lieberman

Genre

comedy film

Country

India, Canada

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

12

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 28 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Sikh man in Brampton clashes with his traditional family when he joins a hockey team. He tries to balance his Indian heritage with his dream of playing hockey.

lightheartedenergeticupbeatsillyformulaicpredictablefamily-friendlyunderdog

What happens

Breakaway is a 2011 sports-comedy film directed by Robert Lieberman, and produced by Akshay Kumar and Paul Gross. The film stars Vinay Virmani in his debut performance opposite Camilla Belle, with Rob Lowe, Russell Peters and Anupam Kher in pivotal roles. It also features Akshay Kumar, Drake and Ludacris in cameo roles. In addition, this was the last film directed by Lieberman before his death in July 2023. The film also contains songs in Hindi and Punjabi. The film was released on 23 September 2011 and received negative reviews. The film was released in India as Speedy Singhs and failed to sell many tickets in the Indian market. The story of the film is set in Brampton. It is filmed in Toronto. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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