A father and his thirteen year-old daughter are living an ideal but mysterious existence in Forest Park, a beautiful nature reserve near Portland, Oregon, rarely making contact with the world. But when a small mistake tips them off to authorities, they are sent on an increasingly erratic journey in search of a place to call their own. After clashing with their new surroundings, Will and Tom set off on a harrowing journey back to their wild homeland.
From writer/director Debra Granik who made 2010's superb "Winter's Bone".
100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
"...this deeply intelligent, complex, finely tuned and observed movie,will live with me for a long time." - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
"Occasionally uplifting and sometimes heartbreaking, it is nothing less than sublime." - James Berardinelli, ReelViews
"Leave No Trace is one of the best films of 2018 and promises to make a star of McKenzie." - David Sims. The Atlantic
Watch the trailer.
Director: Debra Granik / Cast: Thomasin McKenzie, Ben Foster, Jeffery Rifflard / Runtime: 109 mins / Country: USA / Language: English / Rating: General / Drama
Other films coming up this year:
21 October: Three Identical Strangers - In 1980, three strangers discover that they are identical triplets, separated at birth, unlocking a secret.
28 October: The Children Act - As her marriage fails, a judge decides a case involving a teenage boy who is refusing a blood transfusion on religious principle.
4 November: C'est la vie - A hectic wedding party held in a 17th century French palace comes together with the help of the behind-the-scenes staff.
18 November: The Miseducation of Cameron Post - In 1993 after teenage Cameron is caught in the backseat of a car with the prom queen, she is sent away to a treatment center called God's Promise for gay conversion therapy.
25 November: Whitney - An amazingly in-depth documentary on the life and music of Whitney Houston.
2 December: Transit - When a man flees France after the Nazi invasion, he assumes the identity of a dead author then meets a young woman desperate to find her missing husband - the very man he's impersonating.
9 December: Colette - Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms.