The story begins with the family living off the grid, where Ben and his wife, Leslie, have replaced traditional schooling with a rigorous regime of survival skills, physical training, and advanced academic study—ranging from quantum mechanics to political philosophy. Instead of Christmas, the family celebrates "Noam Chomsky Day" to honor the public intellectual.
The film explores the "middle ground" between extreme intellectualism/isolation and the consumer-driven outside world. CapitГЎn FantГЎstico (2016)
It questions the ethics of imposing radical beliefs on children, especially when those beliefs hinder their ability to function in society. The story begins with the family living off