''Luck'' is a 2003 Canadian romantic comedy film written and directed by Peter Wellington. Set in 1972 against the backdrop of the Canada-Russia

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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. 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. It was subsequently screened at the 2004

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festival, where it won the award for best narrative competition feature. Wellington received a

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nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the

24th Genie Awards The 24th Genie Awards were held on May 1, 2004, to honour films released in 2003. The ceremony was hosted by Scott Thompson."He's gonna spank that Genie". ''The Globe and Mail'', May 1, 2004. The ceremony was broadcast on CHUM Limited's terrestri ...

."CHUM tries to uncork the Genies". ''

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'', May 1, 2004.

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