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'''''Leave No Trace''''' is a 2018 American [[drama film]] directed by [[Debra Granik]] and written by Granik and [[Anne Rosellini]], based on the 2009 novel ''My Abandonment'' by [[Peter Rock (novelist)|Peter Rock]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/my-abandonment-director-debra-granik-financing-bron-creative-first-look-media-1201940954/|title='My Abandonment' From 'Winter’s Bone' Director Lands Financing From Bron, First Look|last=Busch|first=Anita|date=February 22, 2017|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Business Media]]|access-date=January 17, 2018}}</ref> The plot follows a military veteran father with [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] ([[Ben Foster]]) who lives in the forest with his young daughter ([[Thomasin McKenzie]]). The novel is based on a true story.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/my-abandonment-a-homeless-girls-life-blessed-and-blighted/ |publisher=Seattle Times |first=James |last=Pressley |date=April 6, 2009 |title="My Abandonment:" a homeless girl’s life, blessed and blighted |access-date=May 28, 2020}}</ref> It premiered at the [[2018 Sundance Film Festival]], and was theatrically released by [[Bleecker Street (company)|Bleecker Street]] in the United States, on June 29, 2018. The film received universal critical acclaim, with praise for the performances of Foster and McKenzie, and, after ''[[Paddington 2]]'', it is the second-most reviewed film to hold [[list of films with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes|an approval rating of 100%]] on [[Rotten Tomatoes]].
'''''Leave No Trace''''' is a 2018 American [[drama film]] directed by [[Debra Granik]] and written by Granik and [[Anne Rosellini]], based on the 2009 novel ''My Abandonment'' by [[Peter Rock (novelist)|Peter Rock]].<ref name="Busch" /> The plot follows a military veteran father with [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] ([[Ben Foster]]) who lives in the forest with his young daughter ([[Thomasin McKenzie]]). The novel is based on a true story.<ref name="Pressley" /> It premiered at the [[2018 Sundance Film Festival]], and was theatrically released by [[Bleecker Street (company)|Bleecker Street]] in the United States, on June 29, 2018. The film received universal critical acclaim, with praise for the performances of Foster and McKenzie, and, after ''[[Paddington 2]]'', it is the second-most reviewed film to hold [[list of films with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes|an approval rating of 100%]] on [[Rotten Tomatoes]].


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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Will leaves to find food but does not return in the evening. The next morning, Tom discovers him unconscious at the bottom of a ravine. She gets help from local [[All-terrain vehicle|quadbikers]], who take them to their [[mobile home community]]. Tom refuses to let Will be taken to a hospital. Dale, a local woman, calls a friend, who is a former Army medic and fellow PTSD sufferer. He treats Will's leg, and lends him his [[service dog]] to help with his [[Nightmare|nightmares]].
Will leaves to find food but does not return in the evening. The next morning, Tom discovers him unconscious at the bottom of a ravine. She gets help from local [[All-terrain vehicle|quadbikers]], who take them to their [[mobile home community]]. Tom refuses to let Will be taken to a hospital. Dale, a local woman, calls a friend, who is a former Army medic and fellow PTSD sufferer. He treats Will's leg, and lends him his [[service dog]] to help with his [[Nightmare|nightmares]].


Will and Tom are given an empty trailer in the community while Will’s injuries heal. Tom likes their new home and tries to make a rental agreement with Dale, the trailer's owner, without telling Will. Eventually Will insists they leave. Tom protests, telling him "the same thing that’s wrong with you isn't wrong with me". They tearfully hug and part ways. Tom returns to the trailer community, and Will returns to the woods. Tom is later seen leaving food at a place in the forest for Will to find.
Will and Tom are given an empty trailer in the community while Will's injuries heal. Tom likes their new home and tries to make a rental agreement with Dale, the trailer's owner, without telling Will. Eventually Will insists they leave. Tom protests, telling him "the same thing that's wrong with you isn't wrong with me". They tearfully hug and part ways. Tom returns to the trailer community, and Will returns to the woods. Tom is later seen leaving food at a place in the forest for Will to find.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Ben Foster]] as Will, a military veteran suffering from [[PTSD]]
* [[Ben Foster]] as Will, a military veteran suffering from [[PTSD]]
* [[Thomasin McKenzie]] as Tom, Will’s daughter
* [[Thomasin McKenzie]] as Tom, Will's daughter
* [[Jeff Kober]] as Mr. Walters, a tree farm owner
* [[Jeff Kober]] as Mr. Walters, a tree farm owner
* [[Dale Dickey]] as Dale, the owner of the trailer park
* [[Dale Dickey]] as Dale, the owner of the trailer park
* Dana Millican as Jean Bauer, Tom’s social worker
* Dana Millican as Jean Bauer, Tom's social worker
* Michael Prosser as James, Will's social worker
* Michael Prosser as James, Will's social worker
* Derek John Drescher as Larry, a man with whom Will exchanges medications for money
* Derek John Drescher as Larry, a man with whom Will exchanges medications for money
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==Production==
==Production==
{{expand section|date=November 2018}}
{{expand section|date=November 2018}}
The film was directed by [[Debra Granik]] and written by Granik and [[Anne Rosellini]], based on the 2009 novel ''My Abandonment'' by [[Peter Rock (novelist)|Peter Rock]].<ref name="Busch">{{Cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/my-abandonment-director-debra-granik-financing-bron-creative-first-look-media-1201940954/ |title='My Abandonment' From 'Winter's Bone' Director Lands Financing From Bron, First Look |last=Busch |first=Anita |date=February 22, 2017 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |publisher=[[Penske Business Media]] |access-date=January 1, 2021 }}</ref> The novel is based on a true story.<ref name="Pressley">{{cite news |first=James |last=Pressley |date=April 6, 2009 |title="My Abandonment:" a homeless girl's life, blessed and blighted |publisher=[[Seattle Times]] |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/my-abandonment-a-homeless-girls-life-blessed-and-blighted/ |access-date=May 28, 2020}}</ref>


===Filming===
===Filming===
[[Principal photography]] took place during the spring of 2017 in [[Portland, Oregon]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Movies with Oregon roots get Sundance Film Festival buzzing|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/tv/2018/01/movies_with_oregon_roots_get_s.html|website=[[The Oregonian|OregonLive]]|last=Turnquist|first=Kristi|access-date=May 29, 2018|date=January 22, 2018}}</ref> Eagle Fern Park in Clackamas County was used for the main forest scenes.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mohan |first1=Marc |title=Story of father and girl found living in Forest Park is now a movie |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/expo/life_and_culture/erry-2018/06/79d99bc8ca2318/story_of_father_and_girl_found.html |access-date=June 20, 2018 |work=[[OregonLive]] |date=June 20, 2018}}</ref>
[[Principal photography]] took place during the spring of 2017 in [[Portland, Oregon]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Movies with Oregon roots get Sundance Film Festival buzzing|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/tv/2018/01/movies_with_oregon_roots_get_s.html|website=[[The Oregonian|OregonLive]]|last=Turnquist|first=Kristi|access-date=May 29, 2018|date=January 22, 2018}}</ref> Eagle Fern Park in Clackamas County was used for the main forest scenes.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mohan |first=Marc |title=Story of father and girl found living in Forest Park is now a movie |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/expo/life_and_culture/erry-2018/06/79d99bc8ca2318/story_of_father_and_girl_found.html |access-date=June 20, 2018 |work=[[OregonLive]] |date=June 20, 2018}}</ref>


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
Dickon Hinchliffe, formerly of [[Tindersticks]], composed the film score, released digitally by [[Lakeshore Records]].<ref>{{cite web|title=New Soundtrack Releases: ‘Leave No Trace’, ‘Black Mirror: Arkangel’ Pre-order + New Bandcamp Releases and More!|url=https://filmmusicdaily.com/2018/06/29/new-soundtrack-leave-no-trace-black-arkangel-bandcamp/|website=Film Music Daily|last=Film Music Daily Staff|date=June 29, 2018|access-date=December 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='Leave No Trace' Soundtrack Details|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/06/15/leave-no-trace-soundtrack-details/|website=Film Music Reporter|last=filmmusicreporter|date=June 15, 2018|access-date=December 3, 2019}}</ref> This is his second collaboration with Granik, after ''[[Winter's Bone]]''.
Dickon Hinchliffe, formerly of [[Tindersticks]], composed the film score, released digitally by [[Lakeshore Records]].<ref>{{cite web|title=New Soundtrack Releases: 'Leave No Trace', 'Black Mirror: Arkangel' Pre-order + New Bandcamp Releases and More!|url=https://filmmusicdaily.com/2018/06/29/new-soundtrack-leave-no-trace-black-arkangel-bandcamp/|website=Film Music Daily|last=Film Music Daily Staff|date=June 29, 2018|access-date=December 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='Leave No Trace' Soundtrack Details|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/06/15/leave-no-trace-soundtrack-details/|website=Film Music Reporter|last=filmmusicreporter|date=June 15, 2018|access-date=December 3, 2019}}</ref> This is his second collaboration with Granik, after ''[[Winter's Bone]]''.


# Forest Park (1:18)
# Forest Park (1:18)
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==Release==
==Release==
The film had its world premiere at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] on January 20, 2018.<ref name="Variety">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/sundance-film-festival-2018-lineup-program-1202625522/|title=Sundance Film Festival Unveils Full 2018 Features Lineup|last=Debruge|first=Peter|date=November 29, 2017|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Penske Business Media]]|access-date=January 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sundance.org/projects/leave-no-trace|title=Leave No Trace|website=[[Sundance Film Festival]]|publisher=[[The Sundance Institute]]|access-date=January 17, 2018}}</ref> Shortly after, [[Bleecker Street (company)|Bleecker Street]] acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film.<ref>{{cite web|title=Debra Granik's 'Leave No Trace' Lands At Bleecker Street – Sundance|url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/debra-graniks-leave-no-trace-lands-at-bleecker-street-sundance-1202270748/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Business Media]]|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|access-date=January 27, 2018|date=January 27, 2018}}</ref> It was released on June 29, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/leave-no-trace-trailer-winter-bone-director-debra-granik-ben-foster-thomasin-harcourt-mckenzie-breakout-role-1202377613/|title=‘Leave No Trace’ From ‘Winter’s Bone’ Director Debra Granik Bows First Trailer|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Anita|last=Busch|date=April 26, 2018|access-date=November 28, 2018}}</ref>
The film had its world premiere at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] on January 20, 2018.<ref name="Variety">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/sundance-film-festival-2018-lineup-program-1202625522/|title=Sundance Film Festival Unveils Full 2018 Features Lineup|last=Debruge|first=Peter|date=November 29, 2017|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Penske Business Media]]|access-date=January 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sundance.org/projects/leave-no-trace|title=Leave No Trace|website=[[Sundance Film Festival]]|publisher=[[The Sundance Institute]]|access-date=January 17, 2018}}</ref> Shortly after, [[Bleecker Street (company)|Bleecker Street]] acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film.<ref>{{cite web|title=Debra Granik's 'Leave No Trace' Lands At Bleecker Street – Sundance|url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/debra-graniks-leave-no-trace-lands-at-bleecker-street-sundance-1202270748/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Business Media]]|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|access-date=January 27, 2018|date=January 27, 2018}}</ref> It was released on June 29, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/leave-no-trace-trailer-winter-bone-director-debra-granik-ben-foster-thomasin-harcourt-mckenzie-breakout-role-1202377613/|title='Leave No Trace' From 'Winter's Bone' Director Debra Granik Bows First Trailer|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Anita|last=Busch|date=April 26, 2018|access-date=November 28, 2018}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
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| [[Ben Foster]]
| [[Ben Foster]]
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |last1=Sharf |first1=Zach |title=2018 Gotham Awards Nominations: 'The Favourite' and 'First Reformed' Lead the Pack |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/10/2018-gotham-awards-nominations-1202012918/ |website=IndieWire |access-date=November 26, 2018 |date=October 18, 2018}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zach |title=2018 Gotham Awards Nominations: 'The Favourite' and 'First Reformed' Lead the Pack |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/10/2018-gotham-awards-nominations-1202012918/ |website=IndieWire |access-date=November 26, 2018 |date=October 18, 2018}}</ref>
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| [[Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor|Breakthrough Actor]]
| [[Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor|Breakthrough Actor]]
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|[[Thomasin McKenzie]]
|[[Thomasin McKenzie]]
|{{won}}
|{{won}}
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Hilary |title='Green Book' Named Best Film by National Board of Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/green-book-named-best-film-by-national-board-review-1164206 |access-date=November 28, 2018 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=November 27, 2018}}</ref>
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |last=Lewis |first=Hilary |title='Green Book' Named Best Film by National Board of Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/green-book-named-best-film-by-national-board-review-1164206 |access-date=November 28, 2018 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=November 27, 2018}}</ref>
|-
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|[[National Board of Review: Top Ten Independent Films|Top Ten Independent Films]]
|[[National Board of Review: Top Ten Independent Films|Top Ten Independent Films]]
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|[[Debra Granik]]
|[[Debra Granik]]
|{{won}}
|{{won}}
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sharf |first1=Zack |title=LAFCA 2018 Winners: 'Roma' Takes Best Picture, Debra Granik Named Best Director |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/12/los-angeles-film-critics-association-2018-awards-winners-1202026715/ |website=IndieWire |access-date=December 30, 2018 |date=December 9, 2018}}</ref>
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |title=LAFCA 2018 Winners: 'Roma' Takes Best Picture, Debra Granik Named Best Director |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/12/los-angeles-film-critics-association-2018-awards-winners-1202026715/ |website=IndieWire |access-date=December 30, 2018 |date=December 9, 2018}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|[[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
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|[[Thomasin McKenzie]]
|[[Thomasin McKenzie]]
|{{Nominated}}
|{{Nominated}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hammond |first1=Pete |title=Critics' Choice Awards Nominations: 'The Favourite' Tops With 14, 'Black Panther' A Marvel, 'First Man' Rebounds; 'The Americans' Leads TV Series |url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/critics-choice-awards-the-favourite-black-panther-first-man-1202516909/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=December 30, 2018 |date=December 10, 2018}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |last=Hammond |first=Pete |title=Critics' Choice Awards Nominations: 'The Favourite' Tops With 14, 'Black Panther' A Marvel, 'First Man' Rebounds; 'The Americans' Leads TV Series |url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/critics-choice-awards-the-favourite-black-panther-first-man-1202516909/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=December 30, 2018 |date=December 10, 2018}}</ref>
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! scope="row" rowspan=3| [[Satellite Awards]]
! scope="row" rowspan=3| [[Satellite Awards]]
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|[[Debra Granik]], [[Anne Rosellini]] and [[Peter Rock (novelist)|Peter Rock]]
|[[Debra Granik]], [[Anne Rosellini]] and [[Peter Rock (novelist)|Peter Rock]]
|{{won}}
|{{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |last1=McNary |first1=Dave |title=‘Leave No Trace,’ ‘A Very English Scandal’ Win USC Scripter Awards|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/leave-no-trace-a-very-english-scandal-usc-scripter-awards-1203134275/|website=Variety |access-date=March 25, 2019 |date=February 9, 2019}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |title='Leave No Trace,' 'A Very English Scandal' Win USC Scripter Awards|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/leave-no-trace-a-very-english-scandal-usc-scripter-awards-1203134275/|website=Variety |access-date=March 25, 2019 |date=February 9, 2019}}</ref>
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== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://bleeckerstreetmedia.com/leavenotrace}}
* {{Official website|https://bleeckerstreetmedia.com/leavenotrace}}
* {{IMDb title|3892172}}
* {{IMDb title|3892172}}
* {{Metacritic film|leave-no-trace}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|m/leave_no_trace}}
* {{Mojo title|leavenotrace}}
* {{Mojo title|leavenotrace}}


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Leave No Trace
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDebra Granik
Screenplay by
  • Debra Granik
  • Anne Rosellini
Based onMy Abandonment
by Peter Rock
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMichael McDonough
Edited byJane Rizzo
Music byDickon Hinchliffe
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • January 20, 2018 (2018-01-20) (Sundance)
  • June 29, 2018 (2018-06-29) (United States)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$7.7 million[2]

Leave No Trace is a 2018 American drama film directed by Debra Granik and written by Granik and Anne Rosellini, based on the 2009 novel My Abandonment by Peter Rock.[3] The plot follows a military veteran father with post-traumatic stress disorder (Ben Foster) who lives in the forest with his young daughter (Thomasin McKenzie). The novel is based on a true story.[4] It premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, and was theatrically released by Bleecker Street in the United States, on June 29, 2018. The film received universal critical acclaim, with praise for the performances of Foster and McKenzie, and, after Paddington 2, it is the second-most reviewed film to hold an approval rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Plot

Will, an Iraq War veteran suffering from PTSD, lives with his 13-year-old daughter, Tom, in an old growth forest park near Portland, Oregon. They live in isolation, using forest survival skills and only entering the town occasionally for food and supplies. Will makes their money by selling his VA-issued painkillers to other veterans.

After Tom is spotted in the woods by a jogger, she and Will are arrested by park rangers and detained by social services. They are assessed and she is found to be educationally advanced for her age despite never having been to school. They are found a house to live in on a Christmas tree farm in rural Oregon in exchange for Will's work on the farm. Will begrudgingly begins work packaging trees, but is bothered by the helicopters used to move them. Tom connects with a boy who is building his own tiny house, and he introduces her to his 4H club. Social services continue to check on them and require constant form filling.

One morning Will suddenly decides to leave. Tom follows reluctantly. They return to their camp in the park, but find it has been destroyed. Will and Tom try to travel in a railroad boxcar but eventually catch a ride with a trucker who takes them to Washington state and drops them off, as they ask, in a remote forest area. Cold and darkness force them to build a temporary forest survival shelter for the night. However, the next day they discover a vacant cabin and move in.

Will leaves to find food but does not return in the evening. The next morning, Tom discovers him unconscious at the bottom of a ravine. She gets help from local quadbikers, who take them to their mobile home community. Tom refuses to let Will be taken to a hospital. Dale, a local woman, calls a friend, who is a former Army medic and fellow PTSD sufferer. He treats Will's leg, and lends him his service dog to help with his nightmares.

Will and Tom are given an empty trailer in the community while Will's injuries heal. Tom likes their new home and tries to make a rental agreement with Dale, the trailer's owner, without telling Will. Eventually Will insists they leave. Tom protests, telling him "the same thing that's wrong with you isn't wrong with me". They tearfully hug and part ways. Tom returns to the trailer community, and Will returns to the woods. Tom is later seen leaving food at a place in the forest for Will to find.

Cast

  • Ben Foster as Will, a military veteran suffering from PTSD
  • Thomasin McKenzie as Tom, Will's daughter
  • Jeff Kober as Mr. Walters, a tree farm owner
  • Dale Dickey as Dale, the owner of the trailer park
  • Dana Millican as Jean Bauer, Tom's social worker
  • Michael Prosser as James, Will's social worker
  • Derek John Drescher as Larry, a man with whom Will exchanges medications for money
  • Isaiah Stone as Isaiah, a person whom Tom befriends

Production

The film was directed by Debra Granik and written by Granik and Anne Rosellini, based on the 2009 novel My Abandonment by Peter Rock.[3] The novel is based on a true story.[4]

Filming

Principal photography took place during the spring of 2017 in Portland, Oregon.[5] Eagle Fern Park in Clackamas County was used for the main forest scenes.[6]

Soundtrack

Dickon Hinchliffe, formerly of Tindersticks, composed the film score, released digitally by Lakeshore Records.[7][8] This is his second collaboration with Granik, after Winter's Bone.

  1. Forest Park (1:18)
  2. Rough Country (2:02)
  3. The Runner (1:13)
  4. Taken (1:35)
  5. Drive to the Farm (2:26)
  6. Raid (1:38)7. Return to the Forest (2:41)
  7. Lost (2:39)
  8. Not That Kind of Trouble (1:30)
  9. Tiny House (0:57)
  10. Shelter (3:38)
  11. The Long Night (1:40)
  12. Finding Will (1:33)
  13. Bus Out of Town (2:06)
  14. We Share a Star (2:20)

Off-grid musician and former Dream Syndicate and Opal member Kendra Smith contributed the original song "Moon Boat" (her first solo recording since 1996), which plays over the end credits.[9][10]

Oregon Folk musicians Michael Hurley and Marisa Anderson have cameo performances in the film.[11]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2018.[12][13] Shortly after, Bleecker Street acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film.[14] It was released on June 29, 2018.[15]

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 100% based on 235 reviews, with an average rating of 8.6/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Leave No Trace takes an effectively low-key approach to a potentially sensationalistic story — and further benefits from brilliant work by Ben Foster and Thomasin McKenzie."[16] After Paddington 2, it is the second-most reviewed film to hold an approval rating of 100% on the site.[17] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 88 out of 100, based on 44 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[18]

Film critic Mark Kermode named Leave No Trace his favourite film of 2018.[19]

The Guardian critic Peter Bradshaw praised the movie as being a deeply intelligent story of love and survival in the wild, and gave it a perfect score of 5 out of 5.[20]

Accolades

Top ten lists

Leave No Trace was listed on numerous critics' top ten lists for 2018, among them:[21]

Awards and nominations

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipients Result Ref.
Gotham Awards November 26, 2018 Best Actor Ben Foster Nominated [22]
Breakthrough Actor Thomasin McKenzie Nominated
Detroit Film Critics Society December 3, 2018 Best Supporting Actress Thomasin McKenzie Nominated [23]
National Board of Review January 8, 2019 Breakthrough Performance Thomasin McKenzie Won [24]
Top Ten Independent Films Leave No Trace Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association December 9, 2018 Best Director Debra Granik Won [25]
Best Actor Ben Foster Runner-up
Critics' Choice Movie Awards January 13, 2019 Best Young Performer Thomasin McKenzie Nominated [26]
Satellite Awards February 17, 2019 Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama Ben Foster Nominated [27]
Best Adapted Screenplay Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini Nominated
Best Independent Film Leave No Trace Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards February 23, 2019 Best Feature Anne Harrison, Linda Reisman and Anne Rosellini Nominated [28]
Best Director Debra Granik Nominated
Best Supporting Female Thomasin McKenzie Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society December 10, 2018 Best Picture Leave No Trace Won [29]
Breakthrough Artist Thomasin McKenzie Won
Best Director Debra Granik Won
USC Scripter Award February 9, 2019 Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini and Peter Rock Won [30]

References

  1. ^ a b "LEAVE NO TRACE". Stage6.
  2. ^ "Leave No Trace (2018)". The Numbers. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Busch, Anita (February 22, 2017). "'My Abandonment' From 'Winter's Bone' Director Lands Financing From Bron, First Look". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Pressley, James (April 6, 2009). ""My Abandonment:" a homeless girl's life, blessed and blighted". Seattle Times. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  5. ^ Turnquist, Kristi (January 22, 2018). "Movies with Oregon roots get Sundance Film Festival buzzing". OregonLive. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  6. ^ Mohan, Marc (June 20, 2018). "Story of father and girl found living in Forest Park is now a movie". OregonLive. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  7. ^ Film Music Daily Staff (June 29, 2018). "New Soundtrack Releases: 'Leave No Trace', 'Black Mirror: Arkangel' Pre-order + New Bandcamp Releases and More!". Film Music Daily. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  8. ^ filmmusicreporter (June 15, 2018). "'Leave No Trace' Soundtrack Details". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  9. ^ "Moon Boat". YouTube. August 6, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
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