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Directed by Sean Penn.

Starring Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt.

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. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.