Leave No Trace

Leave No Trace is a 2018 American independent drama film directed by Debra Granik from a screenplay written by Granik and Anne Rosellini, and starring Ben Foster, Thomasin McKenzie, Jeff Kober, and Dale Dickey. It is based on Peter's Rock 2009 novel My Abandonment, which is based on a true story.
== Premise ==
A father and his daughter lead a peaceful life in the woods in Portland, Oregon. However, their fate changes after an incident derail their lives.
== Cast ==
Cast 	Character name	Character description
Ben Foster 	Will 	Military veteran suffering from PTSD
Thomasin McKenzie 	Tom 	Will's daghter
Jeff Kober 	Mr. Walters 	Tree farm owner
Dale Dickey 	Dale 	Owner of the trailer park
Dana Millican 	Jean Bauer 	Tom's social worker
Michael Prosser 	James 	Will's social worker
Derek John Drescher	Larry 	Medication exchange
Isaiah Stone 	Isaiah 	Friend of Tom
== Production ==
Prioritized photography and filming place in Portland, Oregon, in spring 2017. Moreover, the main forest scenes were filmed in a park named Eagle Fern Park in Clackamas County.
== Release ==
It premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, and was theatrically released by Bleecker Street in the United States, on June 29, 2018.
==Soundtrack==
# Forest Park (1:18)
# Rough Country (2:02)
# The Runner (1:13)
# Taken (1:35)
# Drive to the Farm (2:26)
# Raid (1:38)
# Return to the Forest (2:41)
# Lost (2:39)
# Not That Kind of Trouble (1:30)
# Tiny House (0:57)
# Shelter (3:38)
# The Long Night (1:40)
# Finding Will (1:33)
# Bus Out of Town (2:06)
# We Share a Star (2:20)
== Awards and nominations ==
Award 	Date of ceremony 	Category 	Recipients 	Result
Gotham Awards 	November 26, 2018	Best Actor 	Ben Foster 	
Gotham Awards 	November 26, 2018	Breakthrough Actor 	Thomasin McKenzie 	
Detroit Film Critics Society 	December 3, 2018 	Best Supporting Actress 	Thomasin McKenzie 	
National Board of Review 	January 8, 2019 	Breakthrough Performance 	Thomasin McKenzie 	
National Board of Review 	January 8, 2019 	Top Ten Independent Films 	Leave No Trace 	
Los Angeles Film Critics Association	December 9, 2018 	Best Director 	Debra Granik 	
Los Angeles Film Critics Association	December 9, 2018 	Best Actor 	Ben Foster 	Runner-up
Critics' Choice Movie Awards 	January 13, 2019 	Best Young Performer 	Thomasin McKenzie 	
Satellite Awards 	February 17, 2019	Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama	Ben Foster 	
Satellite Awards 	February 17, 2019	Best Adapted Screenplay 	Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini 	
Satellite Awards 	February 17, 2019	Best Independent Film 	Leave No Trace 	
Independent Spirit Awards 	February 23, 2019	Best Feature 	Anne Harrison, Linda Reisman and Anne Rosellini	
Independent Spirit Awards 	February 23, 2019	Best Director 	Debra Granik 	
Independent Spirit Awards 	February 23, 2019	Best Supporting Female 	Thomasin McKenzie 	
San Diego Film Critics Society 	December 10, 2018	Best Picture 	Leave No Trace 	
San Diego Film Critics Society 	December 10, 2018	Breakthrough Artist 	Thomasin McKenzie 	
San Diego Film Critics Society 	December 10, 2018	Best Director 	Debra Granik 	
USC Scripter Award 	February 9, 2019 	 	Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini and Peter Rock 	
== Trivia ==
*Some of the character's names match that of the actors, like Dale and Isaiah.
*This is the second time Dickon Hinchliffe, the composer that used to be part of Tindersticks, collaborated with director and writer Debra Granik. Their first collaboration was in the 2010 independent drama film Winter's Bone.
*Former Dream Syndicate and Opal member and off-grid musical artist Kendra Smith contributed the original song "Moon Boat" (her first solo recording since 1996), which plays over the end credits.
*Oregon Folk musical artists Michael Hurley and Marisa Anderson have made cameo musical performances in the film.
Category:2018 films
Category:2018 drama films
Category:Drama films
Category:American films
Category:English-language films
Category:Bleecker Street films
Category:Bron Studios films
Category:Stage 6 Films films
Category:Sony Pictures Releasing films