One Week (2008)
Directed by Michael McGowan
Told he has cancer, a Toronto teacher buys an old motorcycle and rides west across Canada to the Pacific instead of starting treatment.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Home and diagnosis≈ 00:01:00Toronto, OntarioStated on screen
After his diagnosis Ben buys a 1973 Norton Commando and sets off west despite his fiancée's objections.
- 2Rural Saskatchewan≈ 00:35:00Stated on screen
When the bike breaks down on the prairie, a rancher helps him out.
- 3Banff, Alberta≈ 00:50:00Stated on screen
- 4West coast of Vancouver Island≈ 01:12:00Stated on screen
- 5Home≈ 01:28:00Toronto, OntarioInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 7,132 km
- Places
- 4
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 5
- Motorcycle: 3,581 km
- Not shown: 3,552 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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