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Into the Wild

Director: Sean Penn

Cast: Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone, Vince Vaughn, Brian Dierker, Catherine Keener, Hal Holbrook

(Paramount Vantage, 2007) Rated: R

US DVD release date: 4 March 2008 (Paramount)

[5 March 2008]

by Mike Schiller

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A "follow your dreams" narrative in a package that belies the cliché that it expounds upon.

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Tagged as: brian dierker | catherine keener | emile hirsch | hal holbrook | into the wild | jena malone | marcia gay harden | popmatters pick | sean penn | vince vaughn | william hurt

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