Ben Cash (Viggo) and his wife decided on a radical way to bring up their children. They bought a camper van and set up a self-contained home in a forest in America. The children are being brought up in the woods, away from normal society, learning to survive by the land. They are educated by their father who has them reading literature, philosophy, and history from a young age, and quizzes them on their knowledge and opinions; it is very important to him that they have their own opinions.
That is, until their mother kills herself.
They have to leave home and drive a long way across America, integrating with modern society, to go to their mother's funeral.
It has hilarious consequences, interesting consequences, and some quite gruelling consequences.
The children do not fit in with modern society; they think and behave differently to other children, and were educated differently. As a result, there are some hilarious encounters with the outside world. It also brings up some interesting points about child-rearing, and education. At first, we're enchanted with the radical path Ben and his wife chose, but it soon becomes clear that it's not as perfect as it seems.
