Leave no trace

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Movie
German title Leave no trace
Original title Leave no trace
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2018
length 109 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Debra Granik
script Debra Granik,
Anne Rosellini
production Anne Harrison ,
Linda Reisman ,
Anne Rosellini
music Dickon Hinchliffe
camera Michael McDonough
cut Jane Rizzo
occupation
synchronization

Leave No Trace is a film drama by Debra Granik that premiered on January 20, 2018 as part of the Sundance Film Festival and was released on June 29, 2018 in selected US cinemas. The coming-of-age film is based on the novel Meine Wildnis (original title My Abandonment ) by Peter Rock from 2009.

action

Widowed war veteran Will, who has post-traumatic stress disorder, lives in the woods near Portland , Oregon with his 13-year-old daughter Tom . The two of them feed on what nature offers them. They get their water from the river or they drink rainwater and they sleep in a self-made tent. Will only occasionally goes to town to cash in on the painkillers prescribed for him on the black market and to supply them with essentials from the civilized world.

Actually, Will wanted to keep his daughter away from other people and lead an existence with her in secret, but one day they are discovered due to a small mistake. A jogger draws the authorities' attention to them, who ask them to find a new place to stay. Because Will refuses, they are taken into custody by the police and park rangers. Will is supposed to prepare the trees for Christmas for a farmer named Walters, who saw her story on TV. In return, Walters provides them with a small house on his piece of land. Tom, who Will has taught herself so far, is supposed to go to school. For a while Tom had been longing for a life with others, but Will cannot cope with the new situation.

production

Literary template and staff

"I've always been interested in people who are inconsistent, who find a lifestyle that is inconsistent with the rest of society."

- Director Debra Granik on the story

The film is based on a 2009 Peter Rock novel of the same name. Rock had an attention-getting article published in the Oregonian in 2004 entitled Out Of The Woods Police Rescue Father, Girl Who Say Forest Park Was Their Home For Four Years read by Maxine Bernstein. The story Bernstein told in this article is that of a man who lived somewhere near Forest Park for four years with his daughter in a self-made shelter in the forest. They had a vegetable garden and a stream where they stored their perishable goods. Frank, his father's name, was a college graduate and Vietnam veteran and taught his then 12-year-old daughter Ruth using old encyclopedias. Frank had found life in Forest Park better than life on the street. When the people of the city found out, thousands of dollars were donated to a fund set up for Ruth's education and a Portland police officer arranged for them to live on a horse farm in Yamhill County.

Anne Rosellini (picture) adapted Peter Rock's novel for the film together with director Debra Granik

Five years later, however, nobody knew what became of them, according to Rock. The police did not disclose their last names to protect their privacy. After reading the article, Rock wandered the Forest Park for days imagining her life. He describes that the two of the joggers and mountain bikers who stay there on the weekends were probably not seen. Because the park is also a retreat for drug addicts, this is not a place for a child, according to the author. Rock, who works as a professor of creative writing at Portland Reed College, decided to put together the characters and ideas from this article and published the story in his novel My Abandonment by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt . He took the few known facts about Frank and Ruth and mixed them for his novel with elements from the case of Elizabeth Smart, who was kidnapped by a madman in 2003 and held captive for nine months. “His stories are all so different, but they all touch life on the edge,” says Adrienne Brodeur, his editor at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt of Rock's work.

Directed by Debra Granik , who adapted the Rocks novel for the film together with Anne Rosellini , initially under the working title My Abandonment . Both had previously worked together on the 2010 film Winter's Bone . Together they were nominated for this at the 2011 Academy Awards in the Best Adapted Screenplay category. Granik herself, who describes herself as a minimalist and her way of preparing for the film as a kind of investigative journalism, said the first great awakening was that there is a huge subculture of people who practice primitive skills, those who practice simple skills want to learn how to light a fire without fuel or matches and not do so as part of military survival training. Our ancestors would have known so much that we no longer know today, says Granik, and after the filming was completed she would have felt like she could go into a cave where people painted ten thousand years ago and connected a little more with to feel this. Regarding Rock's novel and the real story behind it, Granik said, "I've always been interested in people who are non-compliant, who find a lifestyle that is not fully compliant with the rest of society."

Cast, filming and score

Ben Foster took over the role of father Will, the New Zealand young actress Thomasin McKenzie plays his daughter Tom. In preparation for production, Foster and McKenzie took part in survival training that taught them how to make fires, build shelters, eat mushrooms, and work with knives. Dana Millican plays a compassionate social worker named Jean who subjects Tom to psychological tests and finds that Will raised and taught her well. Jeff Kober plays the farmer named Walters, who watches their story on TV and gives them a small house on his land in exchange for Will's work of preparing the trees for the Christmas season.

The photos were taken in Eagle Fern Park in Clackamas County, among others

Filming took place in and around Portland. There are also several scenes that were shot on a Christmas tree farm in Oregon. Granik said it was a wonderful thing to photograph the temperate rainforest there, with its textures, patterns, shades and also the humidity, taking pictures in the forests, for example in the Eagle Fern Park in Clackamas County. The final third of the film was filmed on Tumala Mountain and the grounds of Squaw Mountain Ranch, a family-friendly nudist resort outside of Estacada, Oregon. The location was chosen because there is a former logging camp there. There is also the hut where Will and his daughter Tom are housed in the film. Filming was finished in June 2017. Michael McDonough was the cameraman with whom Granik had already shot Winter's Bone .

The score was composed by Dickon Hinchliffe . The soundtrack, which includes 15 tracks, was released for download on June 29, 2018 by Lakeshore Records.

Marketing and Publishing

The film premiered on January 20, 2018 as part of the Sundance Film Festival . A first trailer was presented at the end of April 2018. In May 2018 it was presented in Cannes in the side series Quinzaine des Réalisateurs. It was released in cinemas in the UK and Ireland on June 29, 2018, but also in select US cinemas. On the same day, the film was shown for the first time in Germany at the Munich Film Festival . In August 2018 it was presented at the Melbourne International Film Festival. A theatrical release in Germany took place on September 13, 2018. In autumn 2018 there was a screening at the Zurich Film Festival , followed by a screening at the Viennale . On August 11, 2020, the film was included in the Netflix program.

reception

Age rating and film genre

In the USA, the MPAA classified the film as a PG and recommends that it be examined beforehand or be accompanied by a parent or adult. In Germany it was approved by the FSK from the age of 6. The statement of reasons for approval states: “The production is characterized by a sometimes melancholy mood, which, like several dramatic and conflicting scenes, can emotionally stress and overwhelm children of preschool age. Primary school children are already cognitively and emotionally and through their first media experience able to assign these aspects to the story. "

Carsten Baumgardt von Filmstarts explains that Leave No Trace is an intelligently constructed, complexly written and deeply touching father-daughter drama that tells a lot about America. Debra Granik did without the obvious dramatic escalations , and so Will did not show any insane Colonel Kurtz attitudes and Tom did not suddenly start letting the rebellious teenager hang out: “The conflicts are not exaggerated, but they seem all the more real because the director and the actors bring us closer to the characters and all of their contradictions with great sensitivity. ”With works such as Winter's Bone and Stray Dog , Granik has established herself as a chronicler of poor white America in the indie film scene , and so is Leave No Trace Not just a film about a two-person family, but also a story about America, says Baumgardt: "An America as it can be, an America with its heart in the right place."

Reviews and grossing results

So far, the film has won over all Rotten Tomatoes critics and received an average rating of 8.5 out of a possible 10 points. In addition, the film came second in the 20th Annual Golden Tomato Awards in the category Best-reviewed Dramas 2018 and also in the category Best Movies 2018: Limited Release . Critics often recognized a similarity to the film Captain Fantastic - Once Wilderness and Back by Matt Ross.

Cast and crew at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival

In her review, Manohla Dargis from the New York Times highlights the cinematic spaces that director Debra Granik brings to life and gives you the feeling of standing right next to the characters. The recordings at the beginning of the film took the viewer into a forest that was so inviting and calm that it almost seemed like a utopia, and in its best moments a Leave No Trace just invited the audience to be with the characters, to see and experience the world as they do.

Barbara Schweizerhof from epd Film says that Granik succeeds again in the sensitive and unprejudiced exploration of an outsider's perspective, and that her film does not need a diagnosis for Will, the vague reference to a post-traumatic syndrome is enough to give the figure emotional impact and credibility: " Ben Foster makes it clear in a wonderfully controlled appearance that for Will just continuing to live is tantamount to an arduous hike. He loves his daughter so naturally that he will respect her right to freedom. "

Oliver Kaever from Zeit Online explains that although Granik tells of tough, very American topics such as flight, war, trauma, pressure to adapt and loneliness, she still managed to turn it into a gentle, moving, honest film: “A film that does not ignore the poisoned climate and the division in this huge country and yet shows that the open ear, the open heart, friendship, in short: humanity, have not ceased to exist. "This story is based on an unexpected solidarity and a sense of community, as one might not have expected in Trump's America, especially in the places shown here, says Kaever. Like her colleagues Kelly Reichardt and Nicole Holofcener, Granik allows such undisguised insights into this sometimes enigmatic country on the other side of the Atlantic.

On its opening weekend, the film grossed $ 219,140 in the United States. The total worldwide revenue from theatrical screenings to date has exceeded $ 7 million.

Awards (selection)

Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2019

Gotham Awards 2018

Independent Film Festival of Boston 2018

  • Awarded the Grand Jury Prize - Best Narrative Feature ( Debra Granik )

Independent Spirit Awards 2019

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2018

National Board of Review Awards 2018

  • Inclusion in the Top 10 Independent Films
  • Award for Best Young Actress (Thomasin McKenzie)

Satellite Awards 2018

  • Nomination for Best Independent Film
  • Nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay (Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini)
  • Nomination for Best Film Actor (Ben Foster)

Sydney Film Festival 2018

  • Nomination for the Audience Award - Best Narrative Feature (Debra Granik)
  • Nomination for Best Film for the Sydney Film Prize (Debra Granik)

USC Scripter Awards 2019

  • Award for Best Screenplay (Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini)

Zurich Film Festival 2018

  • Nomination for the Golden Eye in the "International Feature Film" competition (Debra Granik)

synchronization

The German dubbing was done by Douglas Welbat , commissioned by Studio Hamburg Synchron GmbH.

actor Voice actor role
Thomasin McKenzie Florentine stone Tom
Ben Foster Daniel Welbat Want
Jeff Kober Jürgen Holdorf Mr. Walters
David Pittman Tetje Mierendorf Blane
Dale Dickey Katja Brugger Dale
Isaiah Stone Flemming stone Isaiah
Michael J. Prosser Michael Bideller James
Dana Millican Tina Eschmann Jean Bauer

Web links

Commons : Leave No Trace  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for Leave No Trace . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 182087 / K). Template: FSK / maintenance / type not set and Par. 1 longer than 4 characters
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  3. ^ A b Peter Bowen: Leave No Trace: An Interview with Peter Rock. In: bleeckerstreetmedia.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  4. ↑ Kristi Turnquist: Portland writer's novel, 'My Abandonment,' will be a movie starring Ben Foster. In: The Oregonian, February 24, 2017.
  5. ↑ My Abandonment. In: peterrockproject.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  6. ↑ http://peterrockproject.com/books/my-abandonment/oregonianarticles.pdf
  7. ^ A b c d Ann Robinson: Northwest Writers at Work: Peter Rock. In: The Oregonian, March 20, 2009.
  8. ↑ a b c Jake Coyle: In 'Leave No Trace,' Debra Granik stays off the beaten path. ( Memento of the original from June 27, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sacbee.com archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: The Sacramento Bee, June 26, 2018.
  9. ↑ My Abandonment. In: publishersweekly.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
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  15. ↑ 'Leave No Trace' soundtrack details. In: filmmusicreporter.com, June 15, 2018.
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  29. ↑ Manohla Dargis: Review: 'Leave No Trace' Is a Very American Story About Survival. In: The New York Times, June 28, 2018.
  30. ↑ Barbara Schweizerhof: Review of 'Leave No Trace'. In: epd Film, August 24, 2018.
  31. ↑ Oliver Kaever: "Leave No Trace": The luck in disappearing. In: Zeit Online, September 10, 2018.
  32. ↑ Leave No Trace. In: boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
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  34. ↑ Ramin Setoodeh: Ethan Hawke's 'First Reformed' Leads Gotham Awards Nominations. In: Variety, October 18, 2018.
  35. ↑ Independent Spirit Awards: 'Eighth Grade,' 'First Reformed' Among Best Feature Nominees. In: The Hollywood Reporter, November 16, 2018.
  36. ↑ Zack Sharf: National Board of Review 2018 Winners: 'Green Book' Named Best Film, Lady Gaga Best Actress. In: indiewire.com, November 27, 2018.
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