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A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
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Why this pick
A funny, tender wilderness odyssey centered on an unconventional guardian-and-child bond, with the same affectionate friction between anti-establishment instincts and the wider world.
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Why this pick
Its intimate father-daughter portrait shares Captain Fantastic’s off-grid life and compassionate interest in what self-reliance gives a family—and what it quietly costs.
03
Why this pick
This playful coming-of-age escape into the woods has a similarly handmade, idealistic spirit, while gently testing the fantasy of living entirely by one’s own rules.
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Why this pick
Though urban rather than wild, it shares the film’s literate, generous fascination with unconventional parenting, fiercely individual children, and family life shaped by competing ideals.
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Why this pick
A thoughtful adult-and-child road story whose naturalistic warmth, philosophical conversations, and emotional openness echo the gentler, more searching side of Captain Fantastic.
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01 / THE STORY
Ben Cash and his wife Leslie and their six children live in the Washington (state) wilderness. Ben and Leslie are former anarchist activists disillusioned with capitalism and American life, and chose to instill survivalist skills, left wing politics, and philosophy in their children – educating them to think critically, training them to be self-reliant, physically fit and athletic, guiding them without technology, demonstrating the beauty of coexisting with nature and celebrating Noam Chomsky's birthday instead of Christmas.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Ben Cash
Bodevan Cash
Kielyr Cash
Vespyr Cash
Zaja Cash
Leslie Abigail Cash
Harper
Dave
