A father and his thirteen year-old daughter are living in an ideal existence in a vast urban park in Portland, Oregon, when a small mistake derails their lives forever.
“Every new film directed by Debra Granik is an occasion. This is only her third, preceded by the stunning Winter’s Bone, and a documentary, Stray Dog. Despite her slender list of credits, by dint of pure artistry, she has propelled herself to the forefront of new(-ish) American filmmakers, and Leave No Trace scored 100 among Rotten Tomato’s Top Critics. Set in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest, it focuses on a father-daughter team of off-the-gridders seized by the authorities and resettled elsewhere. There are no superheroes in this movie, no car chases or worlds in collision—actually, there are, because Granik’s theme, as it is in her other films, is the tug of war between individuals, usually marginalized, and civilization.” — Peter Biskind
“Leave No Trace invites you to simply be with its characters, to see and experience the world as they do. Empathy, the movie reminds you, is something that is too little asked of you either in life or in art.” — Manohla Dargis, New York Times
“Leave No Trace is one of the best films of 2018 and promises to make a star of McKenzie.” — David Sims, The Atlantic
“Leave No Trace is a gorgeous story about adolescence, about basic human kindness, about separation and reconciliation, about the limits of what parents can teach their kids.” — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME Magazine
directed by
Debra Granik
Debra Granik
written by
Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini, based on the novel "My Abandonment" by Peter Rock
Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini, based on the novel "My Abandonment" by Peter Rock
with
Thomasin McKenzie, Ben Foster, Jeffery Rifflard, Michael Draper
Thomasin McKenzie, Ben Foster, Jeffery Rifflard, Michael Draper
production company
Bleecker Street
Bleecker Street