Ben and Leslie Cash
have six children and all the children
have unusual names, Bodevan, Kielyr, Vespyr, Rellian, Zaja, Nai. They live in a cabin in the mountains
of Washington State. The children
are non-registered home schooled and their parents have passed down their ideals of
socialism and survivalism. They
encourage extensive reading and individual thinking. They also shun commercialism and corporate America. Leslie is not with the family right now
because is in a hospital for treatment of bipolar disorder. This large family has a bus named Steve
for traveling.
The scenery in this
film is very beautiful. Overall,
the children are all well behaved and respectful. They are all advanced in their education but they are at a
disadvantage among their peers because of their isolation. They are further set apart since all
their names are not in common usage but have been made up by their parents. Originally, this project started as an
exaggeration of different choices in raising children in today’s society. Along the way, the focus changed to how
much should people let society influence their lives? One element not discussed is how can freethinking children
question everything except the person doing the teaching?
3 ½* (I liked this movie)
118
min, Comedy directed by Matt Ross with Viggo Mortensen George MacKay, Samantha
Isler, Annalise Basso, Nicholas Hamilton, Shree Crooks, Charlie Shotwell,
Trin
Miller, Kathryn Hahn, Steve Zahn, Elijah Stevenson.
Note: Imdb 7.9 out of 10, 83% critic 85%
audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 1 ½*, Amazon 4.2* out of 5* with 1269
reviews.
Special
Note: Filmed in Deception Pass
State Park, Lake Stevens, Snohomish, Sultan, Gold Bar, Kirkland, Whatcom
County, Othello, Index, Washington; Portland, Oregon; Las Cruces, Mesilla,
Albuquerque, New Mexico. The young
actors started calling Viggo Mortensen “Summer Dad.” Mortensen was nominated for Best Actor for the Academy
Awards.
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