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whose daughter Aurora (

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) suffers from a degenerative eye disease, who takes her on a road trip to

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to see the Northern Lights before she goes blind; however, the duo are simultaneously pursued by Tubby (

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), a loan shark to whom Jonah owes $100,000 in

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debt. The cast also includes

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and

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. Chernick, the film's screenwriter, wrote the film after his wife responded to '' My Awkward Sexual Adventure'', his prior collaboration with Garrity, by asking him to make a film they could actually let their young daughter see. His original idea had been for the road trip to be to

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, but changed the destination to Churchill after realizing that several other movies, including '' Going the Distance'' and ''

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'', had already depicted characters taking road trips to Tofino. Darren Wall received a

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nomination for Best Visual Effects at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016."Local artists, productions up for screen awards". ''

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'', January 20, 2016.

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* 2015 films Canadian road comedy-drama films English-language Canadian films Films directed by Sean Garrity Films shot in Manitoba Films set in Manitoba 2010s road comedy-drama films 2010s English-language films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-film-stub