One Week (2008 film)
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| Directed by | Michael McGowan |
| Produced by | Avi Federgreen Richard Hanet Joshua Jackson Michael McGowan Nick de Pencier Jane Tattersall Nadia Tavazzani |
| Written by | Michael McGowan |
| Starring |
Joshua Jackson Liane Balaban Campbell Scott |
| Music by | Andrew Lockington |
| Cinematography | Arthur E. Cooper |
| Edited by | Roderick Deogrades |
| Distributed by | Mongrel Media (Canada) |
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94 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million est |
| Box office | $488,697 |
One Week is a 2008 Canadian drama film directed by Michael McGowan and starring Joshua Jackson, Liane Balaban, and Campbell Scott. The film debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2008 and was released theatrically on March 6, 2009.
Jackson plays Ben Tyler, who has been diagnosed with cancer. Requiring immediate treatment, he instead decides to take a motorcycle trip from Toronto across Canada to Vancouver Island. Along the way, he meets several people that help him reevaluate his relationship with his fiancée Samantha (played by Balaban), his job, and his dream of becoming a writer.
The scenic backdrop of the Canadian landscape as well as an all-Canadian soundtrack serve as prevalent influences in the film.
Joshua Jackson won Best Actor at the 2010 Genie Awards for his portrayal of Ben Tyler. Liane Balaban was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
Ben Tyler (Joshua Jackson) is a young elementary school English teacher living in Toronto, Ontario. Ben is told that he has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer in its fourth and final stage.
On the way home, he encounters an elderly man Marc Strange selling his 1973 Norton Commando motorcycle. The narrator notes that Ben's fiancée Samantha Pierce (Liane Balaban) despises motorcycles, but he buys it. Finishing a Tim Hortons coffee, he rolls up the cup's rim to see if he has won a prize, but sees only a message that reads "Go West Young Man".
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