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One Week

One Week

What Would You Do?

20086.81h 34m

Overview

Ben Tyler has been diagnosed with cancer. With a grim chance of survival in the best case scenario even if he immediately begins treatment, he instead decides to take a motorcycle trip from Toronto through the Canadian prairies to British Columbia.

Directed by Michael McGowan
Written by Michael McGowan
Produced by Jane Tattersall, Nick de Pencier, Michael McGowan
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Top Cast

Campbell Scott

Campbell Scott

Narrator (voice)

Joshua Jackson

Joshua Jackson

Ben Tyler

Liane Balaban

Liane Balaban

Samantha Pierce

Marc Strange

Marc Strange

Art Carey

Gage Munroe

Gage Munroe

Young Ben

D

Deirdre Kirby

Mrs. Bell

Fiona Reid

Fiona Reid

Mary Tyler

Chuck Shamata

Chuck Shamata

Gerald Tyler

Caroline Cave

Caroline Cave

Nancy Tyler

J

Jodi Brooks

Nurse Forrester

Themes & Keywords

canadaself-discoverycancermotorcycle

About One Week

One Week is a adventure, drama film released in 2008 exploring themes of canada, self-discovery, cancer, motorcycle. Directed by Michael McGowan, it stars Campbell Scott, Joshua Jackson, Liane Balaban. Ben Tyler has been diagnosed with cancer. With a grim chance of survival in the best case scenario even if he immediately begins treatment, he instead decides to take a motorcycle trip from Toronto through the Canadian prairies to British Columbia.

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