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Breakaway
Love. It's A Team Sport
Love. It's A Team Sport
Comedy, Drama, Romance - 2011
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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...
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Runtime:
100 min
Release date:
30 Sep 2011
Country:
CA, IN
Languages:
English, Hindi
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$198,033
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Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
With a script credited to five writers including its star Vinay Virmani, it is a movie that keeps skating madly off in different directions and desperately needs more coaching than director Robert Lieberman provides.
– Kate Taylor,
Globe and Mail,
30 Sep 2011
rotten:
[A] pleasant timewaster, which has a good cast but a not-so-good script.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
30 Sep 2011
rotten:
There are no surprises here, with father-son crisis and reconciliation, scaled-down quasi-Bollywood production numbers and the climactic big game all arriving on cue.
– Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
20 Sep 2011
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