The Journey Home (2014)

Original title

Midnight Sun

Directed by

Brando Quilici

Genre

drama film, adventure film, family film, coming-of-age film, survival film

Country

Italy, Canada

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

G

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 93 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage boy in northern Canada finds a lost polar bear cub. He tries to bring the cub back to its mother.

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What happens

The Journey Home (originally titled Midnight Sun) is a 2014 family adventure-drama film starring Dakota Goyo, Goran Višnjić, and Bridget Moynahan, written by Hugh Hudson, directed by Roger Spottiswoode and Brando Quilici. Filmed on location in Ontario and Manitoba, Canada, it follows Luke Mercier, a local teenager (Goyo), who works to reunite lost polar bear cub Nanuk with its mother. It premiered in November 2014, and received generally mixed-to-positive reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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