Off the Map (film)

In the summer of 1974, the eccentric Groden family lives an off-the-grid existence in rural New Mexico. Daughter Bo uses her imagination and creativity to explore the world around her, while her mother Arlene holds the family together. Her father Charley, however, has fallen into a deep depression. One day an IRS auditor named William Gibbs arrives to determine why the Grodens haven't filed their income tax for so long and is suspicious of their ability to live with so little. While there, William falls into a fever and later awakens a changed man who sticks around on their property. ==Cast==

Joan Allen told Campbell Scott that she didn't think she'd be able to do her nude scene. He set her up with a body double but Allen changed her mind and ended up doing the scene herself. == Reception ==

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Off the Map has an approval rating of 70% based on 90 reviews. The site’s critics consensus reads, "Excellent performances mark this leisurely paced film." He also praised Campbell Scott’s direction and Joan Ackermann’s script, saying they managed to avoid turning the characters into caricatures. Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post wrote "every frame of this lushly beautiful film reflects the potent, almost mystical, effect the region's plateaus, canyons and deserts have on their human inhabitants" and called the film "a ravishing ode to the frontier spirit." ==Awards and nominations==

• Golden Trailer Awards, 2005, nominated for Golden Trailer • Sarasota Film Festival, 2004, won Audience Award • Taos Talking Pictures Film Festival, 2003, won Taos Land Grant Award ==References==