Once upon a time, the head of a huge family, Ben Cash (Viggo Mortensen), decided to isolate his family from consumer society and organized a camp in the woods where everyone lives according to his ideals. The children speak multiple languages, read Dostoevsky and Nabokov, celebrate philosopher Noam Chomsky's birthday instead of Christmas, and are physically well-developed. Circumstances force them to leave their home, get on a bus, and head to the big city, facing the dangers and temptations of civilization, entering a world of gadgets and social media, experiencing independence, and encountering first love.
Among the film's awards are the Un Certain Regard Best Director prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Best Film of 2016 at the Seattle Film Festival, the Audience Award at the Rome Film Festival, and inclusion in the top ten independent films of the year according to the National Board of Review. Viggo Mortensen, who played Ben, received six awards for Best Male Performance, including an Oscar and a Golden Globe, while three young