| Luck | |
| Director: | Peter Wellington |
| Producer: | Simone Urdl Jennifer Weiss |
| Starring: | Luke Kirby Sarah Polley Jed Rees |
| Music: | Melissa Auf der Maur James Iha |
| Cinematography: | Luc Montpellier |
| Editing: | Christopher Donaldson |
| Studio: | Film Farm |
| Distributor: | Odeon Films |
| Runtime: | 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]