Into the Wild
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"Into the Wild" is a 2007 film directed by Sean Penn that tells the true story of a young man who abandons his conventional life to travel across America and eventually settle in the Alaskan wilderness. The film has resonated with audiences as a meditation on the tension between society's expectations and the human desire for freedom and self-discovery in nature.
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7.8After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
Released: 2007-09-21148 minDir: Sean PennAdventure, Drama
Cast
- Emile Hirsch as Christopher McCandless / Alexander Supertramp
- Marcia Gay Harden as Billie McCandless
- William Hurt as Walt McCandless
- Jena Malone as Carine McCandless / Additional Narration (voice)
- Brian H. Dierker as Rainey
- Catherine Keener as Jan Burres
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Key dates
- Published
- 9 January 2008
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Into the Wild is a 2007 American biographical adventure drama film written, co-produced, and directed by Sean Penn. It is an adaptation of the 1996 non-fiction book written by Jon Krakauer and tells the story of Christopher McCandless ("Alexander Supertramp"), a man who hiked across North America into the Alaskan wilderness in the early 1990s. The film stars Emile Hirsch as McCandless, Hal Holbrook, and Catherine Keener.
The film premiered during the 2007 Rome Film Fest and opened outside Fairbanks, Alaska, on September 21, 2007.