Luck (2003 film)

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]

Luck
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	August 29, 2003 (2003-08-29) (MWFF)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

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]