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Leave No Trace
NAME OF FILM: LEAVE NO TRACE
DIRECTOR(S): Debra Granik
STARRING: Ben Foster, Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, Jeff Kober, Dale Dickey
GENRE: Drama Film
SYNOPSIS: For years Will and his teenage daughter, Tom, have lived off the grid, blissfully undetected by authorities in a vast nature reserve on the edge of Portland, Oregon. When a chance encounter blows their cover, they’re removed from their camp and put into the charge of social services. Struggling to adapt to their new surroundings, Will and Tom set off on a perilous journey back to the wilderness, where they are finally forced to confront conflicting desires—a longing for community versus a fierce need to live apart.
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