A father's off-grid ideals clash with the modern world as his unique family navigates an emotional journey.
Melancholy and earnest, with dry wit. A family watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), Fandango at Home (free), Plex (free) and Tubi (free).
It stays inside its R, with moderate sex and nudity, and some violence.
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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.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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