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<em>Leave No Trace </em>Is a Shattering, Essential Drama

Debra Granik’s first narrative feature since <em>Winter’s Bone </em>follows a father and daughter trying to live off the grid in America.
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Early on in Will (Ben Foster) and Tom (Thomasin McKenzie) have moved into a modest, charming home in Oregon’s countryside, with assistance from the state and from a local farmer who took pity on their situation. Will and Tom were homeless, and the first act of the film focuses on their life camping in a large nature preserve outside of Portland before they’re arrested and taken into custody. The new home they’re placed in seems like a paradise compared to their time in the woods, but to

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