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Captain Fantastic (2016)

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In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, challenging his idea of what it means to be a parent.

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Ben and Leslie Cash have long lived largely off the grid with their offspring - Bodevan, Kielyr, Vespyr, Rellian, Zaja and Nai - in a cabin in the mountains of Washington state. The parents have passed their ideals to their children, namely socialism (in its various forms) and survivalism. With the former, Ben considers most of western society as being fascist, especially corporate America. With the latter, he figures that no one will or should be there for you, so you better learn how to take care of yourself in all its aspects. As such, the children have been subject to vigorous physical training, know how to deal with minor bumps, bruises, cuts, sprains and even fractures, and know how to hunt, forage and grow their own food. The children are also non-registered home schooled, meaning that they have no official academic records. Ben and Leslie have tried to make the children critical thinkers, however within the context of their ideals. Beyond these issues, Ben and Leslie made the ... Written by Huggo

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Family values. Power to the people. Stick it to the man. See more »

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Comedy | Drama

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Rated R for language and brief graphic nudity | See all certifications »

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28 July 2016 (Israel)  »

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Captain Fantastic  »

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$93,824 (USA) (8 July 2016)

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$5,875,006 (USA) (21 October 2016)
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Trivia

The song that plays on the supermarket loudspeaker is "My Heart Will Go On", the theme song from Titanic (1997). See more »

Goofs

Broken tail light aside, "Steve" must be the most reliable, under-maintained school bus in history. If you were to go round trip from Washington to New Mexico without a breakdown that would be highly unlikely. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Ben: [family gathers around the slain deer] Today, the boy is dead. And in his place... is a man.
Bo: [rips off a bloody bite of the offered morsel]
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Connections

Featured in Conan: Viggo Mortensen/Brian Posehn/Emily Heller (2017) See more »

Soundtracks

Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010, Prélude
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Yo-Yo Ma
Courtesy of Sony Classical
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
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Unique movie
24 October 2016 | by (Athens, Greece) – See all my reviews

This movie challenges lots of things that we wrongfully take for granted in today's society. Mortensen is brilliant for yet another time and all the cast is simply breathtaking.

The concept of the movie and the backstory were brilliant. A touching movie, heartwarming and brilliant all along. A father that although strict and sometimes military like, who's also artistic and deeply sentimental. An amazing depiction from Vigo Mortensen. Amazing.

A movie that in a simple but yet elegant way depicts all the things that have altered our society and brings forth lots of the things that really matter. It makes us think about the ways we were raised and rethink the ways in which we want our children to be raised.

This is a movie well worth your time. One of the best movies I have watched in 2016, by far!


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