Luck | |
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Directed by | Peter Wellington |
Written by | Peter Wellington |
Produced by |
Simone Urdl Jennifer Weiss |
Starring |
Luke Kirby Sarah Polley Jed Rees |
Cinematography | Luc Montpellier |
Edited by | Christopher Donaldson |
Music by |
Melissa Auf der Maur James Iha |
Production company | Film Farm |
Distributed by | Odeon Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Luck is a 2003 Canadian romantic comedy film written and directed by Peter Wellington. [1] 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. [2]
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. [3] It was subsequently screened at the 2004 South by Southwest festival, where it won the award for best narrative competition feature. [4]
Wellington received a Genie Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the 24th Genie Awards. [5]