Review of Captain Fantastic (2016) by Kristen P — 07 Jan 2017

Beautiful film with an endearing cast led by Viggo Mortensen.

This review of Captain Fantastic (2016) was written by Kristen P on 07 Jan 2017.

Captain Fantastic has generally received very positive reviews.

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