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Captain Fantastic

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Directed by Matt Ross
Written by Matt Ross
With: Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Samantha Isler, Annalise Basso, Nicholas Hamilton, Shree Crooks, Charlie Shotwell, Trin Miller, Kathryn Hahn, Steve Zahn, Missi Pyle, Erin Moriarty, Ann Dowd, and Frank Langella
Cinematography: Stéphane Fontaine
Editing: Joseph Krings
Music: Alex Somers
Runtime: 118 min
Release Date: 29 July 2016
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
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Viggo Mortensen gives a dynamic performance as the patriarch of an off-the-grid family who suddenly must deal with the outside world he's spent his life avoiding in Matt Ross’s surprisingly nuanced comedy-drama.