He prepared them for everything except the outside world.
Deep 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, beginning a journey that challenges his idea of what it means to be a parent.
DramaComedyparent child relationshipnew mexicosocialismwildernessroad tripfamily relationshipssurvivalisthomeschoolingin-lawsmental illnessdeath of motherwashington state
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Character
Contemporary, classical in form, character-led and intimate.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
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Cast
- Viggo MortensenBen Cash
- George MacKayBodevan Cash
- Samantha IslerKielyr Cash
- Annalise BassoVespyr Cash
- Nicholas HamiltonRellian Cash
- Shree CrooksZaja Cash
- Charlie ShotwellNai Cash
- Trin MillerLeslie Abigail Cash
- Frank LangellaJack Bertrang
- Ann DowdAbigail Bertrang
Crew
- Matt RossDirector
- Matt RossWriter
- Stéphane FontaineDirector of Photography
- Alex SomersOriginal Music Composer
- Joseph KringsEditor
- Shivani RawatProducer
- Lynette Howell TaylorProducer
- Jamie PatricofProducer
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