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Into the Wild

2007

IMDb

Sean Penn

2007·R·United StatesUnited States
Award tierSilver
Metascore
AdventureBiographyDramaIndie

After graduating from Emory University, 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.

Cast

Marcia Gay Harden·Emile Hirsch·Catherine Keener·Vince Vaughn

Producers

David Blocker·Frank Hildebrand·John J. Kelly·Art Linson·Sean Penn

Languages

United KingdomEnglishDenmarkDanish

Major Awards

1 win · 6 nominations

Wins (1)

Best Picture

Gotham Awards (2007)

Best Feature

Sean PennArt LinsonBill Pohlad

Nominations (6)

Best Picture

David di Donatello Awards (2008)

Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)

Sean Penn
César Awards, France (2009)

Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

Sean Penn
Critics Choice Awards (2008)

Best Picture

Best Director

Critics Choice Awards (2008)

Best Director

Sean Penn

Best Screenplay

Writers Guild of America, USA (2008)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Sean Penn

Best Actor

Critics Choice Awards (2008)

Best Actor

Emile Hirsch