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Leave No Trace Movie Review

Name: Leave No Trace Movie Review
Item: Leave No Trace
Rating: 4
Author: Lalitha Mallikeswaran

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Review for the film " Leave No Trace"

Streaming On: Amazon Prime Video

Runtime: 1 Hour 50 Minutes

Certificate: UA

Released: 29-06-2018

Genre: Drama

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CAST & CREW

Ben Foster

Isaiah Stone

Jeff Kober

Dale Dickey

Thomasin McKenzie

Debra Granik

Dickon Hinchliffe

Anne Rosellini

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Producer:

Anne Harrison

Anne Rosellini

Chris Stinson

Linda Reisman

Music Director:

Dickon Hinchliffe

Editor:

Jane Rizzo

Director:

Debra Granik

Supporting Actress:

Dale Dickey

Thomasin McKenzie

Costume Designer:

Erin Aldridge Orr

Art Director:

Jonathan Guggenheim

First Assistant Director:

Scott Larkin

Director of Photography:

Michael McDonough

Executive Producer:

Aaron L Gilbert

Adam Pincus

Annie Marter

Paul Tennyson

Michael Bloom

Andrew Pollack

Dale Wells

Jason Cloth

Casting Director:

Kerry Barden

Paul Schnee

Simon Max Hill

Novelist:

Peter Rock

Still Photographer:

Scott Patrick Green

empty:

Robert Fernandez

Screenplay Writer:

Anne Rosellini

Debra Granik

Production Designer:

Chad Keith

Set Decorator:

Vanessa Knoll

Makeup Artist:

Stuart Gordon Tribble

Hair Stylist:

Stuart Gordon Tribble

Special Effects Coordinator:

Ken Erck

Visual Effects Artist:

Andrew Sherman

Set Dresser:

Alex Fulmor

Kayla Larson

Sound Mixer:

Christian Dolan

Boom Operator:

Creed Spencer

Supporting Actor:

Jeffery Rifflard

Ryan Joiner

Peter Simpson

Michael J Prosser

Michael Draper

Jeff Kober

Isaiah Stone

Erik McGlothlin

Derek John Drescher

Derek Carmon

Dana Millican

Ben Foster

Bob Werfelman

Ayanna Berkshire

Alyssa McKay

Spencer S Hanley

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The movie “Leave No Trace” was directed by Debra Granik Debra Granik, born on February 6, 1963, in Cambrid >> Read More... and produced by Anne Harrison, Linda Reisman, and Anne Rosellini Screen Writer and film producer Anne Rosellini is >> Read More... . The film’s writers are Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini, and Peter Rock. The film features Thomasin McKenzie Born on July 26, 2000, in Wellington, New Zealand, >> Read More... , Ben Foster Ben Foster is an American actor. He was born as Be >> Read More... , Jeffery Rifflard, Derek John Drescher, Michael Draper, Peter Simpson, Dana Millican, Alyssa McKay, Jeff Kober Jeff Kober, conceived December 18, 1953 is an Amer >> Read More... , and Ryan Joiner. The music used in the film was provided by Dickon Hinchliffe A multi-instrumentalist playing guitar, violin, ba >> Read More... . The film’s cinematographer was Michael McDonough, and the film’s editor was Jane Rizzo.

Plot

The film’s protagonists are Will, played by Ben Foster, and Tom, played by Thomasin McKenzie, a father-daughter duo living a peaceful life in the lap of nature in a public park in Portland, Oregon. They lead a harmonious life isolated from the rest of the world. They get nearly everything they need from the forest. Their lives are thrown into disarray after a passerby spots Tom and makes a report to the authorities. The authorities take Will and Tom for questioning. Will is taken for examintion and testing while Tom gets placed in a center for minor girls. The duo that had lived a harmonious life in sync, almost as if they were a single entity, gets forced apart. The film follows the story of Will and Tom, about how they struggled with the authorities and the peculiarities of the world they had lived in isolated from. The film is a beautiful story about how the father and daughter eventually come to accept the world on their terms since Will displayed a strong aversion to the world. In contrast, Tom is curious about the world but does not want to be apart from her father.

Star Performance

Ben Foster and Thomasin McKenzie give stellar performances as Will and Tom, respectively. They are completely in harmony with their characters and would lead anyone to believe that they are father and daughter. They performed the roles of people who showed their lives in isolation perfectly.

Analysis

Debra Granik tells the story in a heartwarming, natural tone without extreme twists and turns. She lets the story unfold naturally. The actors also perform their roles well. The film is a drama without excessive and overt storytelling, and it feels like the events unfold in their natural sequence in front of the viewers.

What’s There?

Stellar performances by the protagonists Ben Foster and Thomasin McKenzie
The story unfolds naturally, with no overt dramatic scenes.
A heartwarming story of a father and daughter and how they navigate their lives and their relationship as the world around them changes drastically.

What’s Not There?

The public authorities are portrayed in a slightly negative light as if they are cruel, but they just step in to help the protagonists. The teenage daughter had never been to school; in such a case, public authorities’ help is imperative.

Verdict

The film “Leave No Trace” is a heartwarming story of the bond between a parent and child and how a parent would do everything in their power for their child’s happiness. The actors’ and the director’s skills are top-notch and help make this film a masterpiece. “Leave No Trace” is the perfect heartwarming drama for the viewers’ next movie night.

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