| Off the Map | |
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| Directed by | Campbell Scott |
| Produced by | Paul E. Cohen |
| Written by | Joan Ackermann |
| Starring | Joan Allen Valentina D'Angelis Sam Elliot J.K. Simmons |
| Music by | Gary DeMichele |
| Cinematography | Juan Ruiz Anchía |
| Editing by | Andy Keir |
| Distributed by | Independent Artists |
| Running time | 108 min. |
| Language | English |
Off the Map is a 2003 drama film directed by Campbell Scott. The play and screenplay were written by Joan Ackermann.
An eccentric family lives in separate existence from the outside world. The family continues to thrive and survive self-sufficiently. Bo uses her imagination and creativity to explore her world, while her mother Arlene holds the family together. Her father, however, has fallen into a deep depression. One day an IRS auditor comes to determine why they haven't filed their income tax for so long and does not believe they can live with so little. After falling into a fever he awakens a changed man and begins to paint, living with the family for the next eight years.
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