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To overcome their relationship troubles the pair go on a road trip.  During their travels they finally begin to understand one another in a new way.  <\/p>\n<p>Aside from his work on Father\u2019s Day, Berg is also busy working on the movie Lone Survivor, a book adaption that chronicles four Navy Seals on route in the mountainous Afghanistan-Pakistan border on a reconnaissance mission after learning about an al Qaeda leader rumored to be close to Bin Laden.  Actors Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch and Ben Foster are all set to star in the flick.  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