TheatreOne’s Fringe Flicks presents Leave No Trace. Debra Granik’s first fiction feature since her 2010 breakout hit, Winter’s Bone, this intimate and complex coming-of-age story of a father and daughter struggling to maintain their unconventional lifestyle in the rugged countryside of the US Pacific Northwest will keep viewers riveted.
=0D=0A=Will (Ben Foster, Hell or High Water, Kill Your Darlings) is a PTSD-inflicted army veteran and widower living off the grid with his daughter, Tom (Thomasin McKenzie, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies), in a public park near Portland. When Tom makes a mistake that alerts the authorities to their existence, she and Will are removed by social services and placed in a home on a tree farm.
=0D=0A=Experiencing the modern world for the first time, Tom is drawn to the comforts, friendships, and sense of community that come with her new surroundings. Meanwhile, Will feels constrained and psychologically triggered by society.
=0D=0A=Leave No Trace is a surprisingly endearing portrait of a father and daughter forced to contemplate whether their personal survival means sticking together or letting go. Granik expertly uses the lush, idyllic Oregon landscape to contrast with the tension-filled narrative. Foster delivers one of his most memorable performances to date — though it’s his young co-star who truly makes her mark here. Coming from the director who launched Jennifer Lawrence’s career, Leave No Trace is sure to make McKenzie a newcomer to watch.
=0D=0A=Fringe Flicks is generously sponsored by Candid Legal Law Corporation, Micheal Gill Wealth Management, and Wingren Floors. Tickets are $13 from www.theatreone.org or at the door.
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