Which 2007 biographical film about Christopher McCandless was directed by Sean Penn?

The 2007 biographical film about Christopher McCandless directed by Sean Penn is Into the Wild. Penn wrote, co-produced, and directed the film, which stars Emile Hirsch as McCandless, a young man who abandons conventional plans and travels across North America.

The screenplay is based on Jon Krakauer’s 1996 nonfiction book Into the Wild. McCandless adopted the name Alexander Supertramp and eventually journeyed to Alaska, where he lived in an abandoned bus near the Stampede Trail. The film presents his encounters with travelers, families, and other people he meets along the way while exploring his ideals about independence and nature.

Into the Wild is sometimes confused with Wild, a 2014 film about Cheryl Strayed’s Pacific Crest Trail hike, or The Beach, a fictional adventure starring Leonardo DiCaprio. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is also fictional and follows a very different kind of journey.

The movie premiered at the 2007 Rome Film Festival. Its soundtrack features songs by Eddie Vedder, whose music became closely associated with the film.