Breakaway

2011
PG-13
1h 41m

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5.7/10

2.5K

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Rob Lowe, Camilla Belle, Anupam Kher, Russell Peters, and Vinay Virmani in Breakaway (2011)

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An ethnic Canadian hockey player struggles against traditional family values and discrimination from mainstream hockey players.An ethnic Canadian hockey player struggles against traditional family values and discrimination from mainstream hockey players.An ethnic Canadian hockey player struggles against traditional family values and discrimination from mainstream hockey players.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

2.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Breakaway

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Trivia
There is a scene where Rob Lowe's character is wearing a Mustang's #10 shirt, an homage to Youngblood (1986) where he, portraying Dean Youngblood, was #10 for the Mustangs.

Goofs
The coach gives Raj a captain's jersey, then the players all move out, as they pass him, camera angle changes, and he is suddenly wearing it.

Quotes
Darvesh Singh: He's clearly punishing us for asking him to give up this ice hockey. White game out, white girl in.
Darvesh Singh: We danced once. Then we had children.

Connections
Featured in Breakaway: Making Breakaway (2012)

Soundtracks
Sansaar
Written by Bohemia
Performed by Bohemia

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6/10

An unusual hockey team

Back in his salad Brat Pack days Rob Lowe played in Youngblood where he played a young hockey star with the name of the title on that film. Almost 30 years later and looking good for his age Lowe is the coach of an amateur hockey team.

It's composed of young Sikh immigrants seeking acceptance in Canada and they play their national sport quite well. One of them is Vinay Virmani who has really rebelled against the Sikh tradition by getting rid of the turban and shaving off the beard.

This is a theme going back to Golden Boy in film, the son who wants to please his parents but also sees the need to adjust to the new surroundings that immigrant kids face.

A lot of Indian/Sikh players got some work in this Canadian production. It's a nice film and I highly recommend it especially to young people to learn about a different culture.

This team composed of Sikhs are classic film heroes in the best tradition.