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Viggo Mortensen & Matt Ross talk 'Captain Fantastic'; arts in state prisons
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Episode 13739
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Viggo Mortensen & Matt Ross talk 'Captain Fantastic'; arts in state prisons

Matt Ross may be most known for playing Gavin Belson, a narcissistic executive on the HBO show "Silicon Valley" but he's also a filmmaker. He's written and directed the new movie "Captain Fantastic," in which Viggo Mortensen plays a father of six children living off the grid; a former convict became a gifted guitar maker through the state's prison arts program.

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Viggo Mortensen stars as the father of six kids living off the grid in the movie, "Captain Fantastic"
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Matt Ross may be most known for playing Gavin Belson, a narcissistic executive on the HBO show "Silicon Valley" but he's also a filmmaker. He's written and directed the new movie "Captain Fantastic," in which Viggo Mortensen plays a father of six children living off the grid; a former convict became a gifted guitar maker through the state's prison arts program.

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Writer/director Matt Ross found inspiration for "Captain Fantastic" story in his own upbringing as well as his experience as a parent.