wide logo
Breakaway poster

Breakaway (2011)

Overview

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...
56%
Rob Lieberman profile
Rob Lieberman

Director

Noel S Baker profile
Noel S Baker

Screenplay

Cast

Vinay Virmani profile
Vinay Virmani

Rajvinder Singh

Camilla Belle profile
Camilla Belle

Melissa Winters

Rob Lowe profile
Rob Lowe

Dan Winters

Anupam Kher profile
Anupam Kher

Darvesh Singh

Russell Peters profile
Russell Peters

Sonu Singh

Gurpreet Ghuggi profile
Gurpreet Ghuggi

Uncle Sammy

Sakina Jaffrey profile
Sakina Jaffrey

Livleen Singh

Noureen DeWulf profile
Noureen DeWulf

Reena Singh

Kashish Suri profile
Kashish Suri

Gurveer Singh

Pamela Sinha profile
Pamela Sinha

Aunty Jasleen

Prem Singh profile
Prem Singh

Deva Singh

Al Mukaddam profile
Al Mukaddam

Inderjit Singh

Vinay Virmani profile
Vinay Virmani

Rajvinder Singh

Camilla Belle profile
Camilla Belle

Melissa Winters

Rob Lowe profile
Rob Lowe

Dan Winters

Anupam Kher profile
Anupam Kher

Darvesh Singh

Russell Peters profile
Russell Peters

Sonu Singh

Gurpreet Ghuggi profile
Gurpreet Ghuggi

Uncle Sammy

Sakina Jaffrey profile
Sakina Jaffrey

Livleen Singh

Noureen DeWulf profile
Noureen DeWulf

Reena Singh

Kashish Suri profile
Kashish Suri

Gurveer Singh

Pamela Sinha profile
Pamela Sinha

Aunty Jasleen

Prem Singh profile
Prem Singh

Deva Singh

Al Mukaddam profile
Al Mukaddam

Inderjit Singh

Extra

Release Date

September 30, 2011

Original Language

English, Hindi

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

First Take Entertainment logoDon Carmody Productions logoWhizbang Films logoTéléfilm Canada logoCBC logoMovie Central logoHari Om Entertainment logo

Available On

Currently it's not available for streaming.
You can visit JustWatch for more information.

Videos

Currently there are no videos related to this movie/tv show on our database.

Images

movie backdrop 0
movie backdrop 1

Recommendations

title poster
71%
Sound and Fury
title poster
47%
Poison Ivy 2: Lily
title poster
53%
Beethoven's 5th
title poster
62%
А почему так?
title poster
65%
Fantozzi Still Suffers