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I rarely write reviews on movies. This one twisted something in my heart that makes me want to speak up. This film reminds me of my own childhood and the struggle to find a place in the world. I was raised by former hippies who took a sharp turn into a fundamentalist Christian cult. We mostly lived at the fringes of society, but both my parents gave me gifts (strange and out-of-step though they were) that have helped me carve something unique in a mostly homogenous world. I loved the sense of tribal camaraderie, discipline, and rugged code of honor in this film. I also identified with the pain of the intense, sincere young man (the oldest son) as he came to realize that he was good enough to make it in "normal" society, but that he would also stand out like a parakeet among sparrows. This film is inspiring because of its reminder that we are all unique if we choose to be, and that we have a right to pursue that singular shape of ourselves to the ends of the earth--society be damned if need be. Jacob Nordby author Blessed Are the Weird - A Manifesto for Creatives