Borealis
Family Bonds
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1h 34m
"Full of rich comic moments and euphoric revelations." Toronto Star
Vancouver International Film Festival Winner
Brooklyn Film Festival
Canadian Film Festival
An unemployed gambling addict drags his pot-smoking teenage daughter on a road trip to Churchill, Manitoba, in hopes of showing her the Northern Lights before a disorder renders her blind. With a volatile bookie in hot pursuit, this father and daughter are forced to finally confront each other, and their complicated pasts.
Canada - 2015 - 1h 35m
Directed by: Sean Garrity
Written by: Jonas Chernick
Starring: Joey King, Kevin Pollak, Emily Hampshire, Jonas Chernick
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