Taglines: He prepared them for everything except the outside world.
Anti-capitalist Ben Cash lives in the wilderness with his wife, Leslie, and their six children: Bo, Kielyr, Vespyr, Rellian, Zaja, and Nai, whom they have educated, teaching them how to survive along with high-level homeschooling that includes politics and philosophy. Bo has been accepted to leading universities. Then Leslie is hospitalized for bipolar disorder.
When she commits suicide, Ben decides to travel to the funeral with his children to fulfill her will of being cremated, instead of the traditional burial that her father Jack wants for his daughter. Jack threatens to call the police and have Ben arrested if he attends the funeral. Along the journey of Ben and his children, Bo meets teenager Claire and falls in love with her. They spend one troubled night with Ben’s sister Harper, her husband Dave, and cousins Justin and Jackson. When they arrive at the church, Jack and his wife Abigail are surprised to see them. Ben makes a speech disclosing Leslie’s will to the guests, and is expelled from the ceremony. Now Jack wants custody of his grandchildren. What will Ben do?
Captain Fantastic is a drama film written and directed by Matt Ross and starring Viggo Mortensen as a man who attempts to reintegrate into society after living in isolation for a decade. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2016. It has been selected to be screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. It is scheduled to be released on July 8, 2016, by Bleecker Street.
Captain Fantastic
Oirected by: Matt Ross
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Frank Langella, Kathryn Hahn, Annalise Basso, Samantha Isler, George MacKay, Shree Crooks, Trin Miller, Steve Zahn
Screenplay by: Matt Ross
Production Design by: Russell Barnes
Cinematography by: Stéphane Fontaine
Film Editing by: Joseph Krings
Costume Design by: Courtney Hoffman
Set Decoration by: Tania Kupczak, Susan Magestro
Art Direction by: Erick Donaldson
MPAA Rating: R for language and brief graphic nudity.
Studio: Bleecker Street Media
Release Date: July 8, 2016
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