![]() Here he brings something completely different, and a social experiment at that: what if you raise a family completely off the grid, in a utopian but clear anti-capitalistic setting, without any interaction with the "real" world, and what would happen if at one point those children are forced to confront the "real" world. Couple of comments: this is the second feature length from actor/writer/director Matt Ross, who previously directed the under the radar "28 Hotel Rooms". into the movie, but to tell you more of the plot would spoil your viewing experience, you'll just have to see for yourself how it all plays out. One day Ben drives into town to call the hospital to see how Leslie is doing. As we wonder "where is Ben's wife/the mom?", we learn that Leslie is in the hospital due to bipolar disorder. We get to know Ben and the 6 kids, ranging from 17 to about 7 or 8 in age, as they live completely off the grid. Ben exclaims proudly "today a boy is dead, in his place is a man!". The camera then zooms in on a deer, and before we know it, the deer is killed by a brutal knifing (with audible gasps in the theater audience). ![]() As the movie opens, we are looking onto the breath-taking landscapes of western Washington. "Captain Fantastic" (2016 release 119 min.) brings the story of Ben and his 6 kids. ![]()
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