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Breakaway

Love. It's A Team Sport

2011 1 hour 40 minutes
43/100

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A hockey enthusiast since 12 years of age, Toronto-based Rajvinder Singh, even went to the extent of trimming his hair, discarding his Pagri/turban, did not complete his education, incurred the wrath of his father, Darvesh, who wanted him to be involved in the family business as well as confirm and respect Sikh religion principles and values. Hoping to play professional hockey, Rajvinder, along with other fellow Sikh players, instead finds himself treated as the object of ridicule, referred to as a 'joker', by mainstream Caucasian players. Even his friends tease him and ask him to take up 'Guli Danda' and Kabaddi', while his father makes him work for Uncle Sammy as a truck driver. He is attracted to stunning law student Melissa Winters while her brother, Dan, offers to coach Rajvinder and his team. Unable to get themselves included in any team, they form their own...

Released

30th September 2011

15 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 40 minutes

Finishes at 9:04am

Ratings and awards

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    5.7/10

  • Rotten Tomatoes Logo

    17%

  • TMDb Logo

    54%

  • FilmFlow Logo

    43%

Directed by

Rob Lieberman

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Written by

Matty Simmons, Jeff Schechter, Noel S Baker, Vinay Virmani

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