It does not take long for "Leave No Trace" to tell you that it is a well written and discreet adult story. There is the languid rhythm that lets you breathe to observe things for yourself and interpret them from your own point of view. There is the captivating and insightful way in which his main characters interact discreetly, and the sense of conviction on the difficult subject.

The admirably mistress Debra Granik, whose work is so direct that it is eccentric, is dealing with a troubled veteran. living year old girl from the grill. Do not let the unconventional lifestyle trigger your neurotransmitters anxiety. It is a loving, tender and protective family, determined to stay side by side as long as possible. The drama of the film, with results that make the heart beat like Marvel's movies, does not go to the end.

Will, played by Ben Foster, the virtuoso of the long-underrated character, made post-traumatic stress disorder the home of his time in the military. There is no scene of the Middle East war slipped here to give it a visible back story. This is dead weight that you will find in a less deep film. What we learn from him comes from the way he interacts with his daughter Tom (Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, a bright New Zealand discovery with a flawless American accent).

Will and Tom form a strong team that collects water, grows their own food, mushrooms, replicates and relocates their tents and cares for unwelcome arrivals like hungry animals. What looks like an ambitious season of camping in the woods is slowly becoming the long-term goal of Will to raise his daughter in a peaceful place away from American society.

Will keep his almost invisible homesteading in Forest Park, a unspoiled nature on the mountains just west of Portland. There are occasional trips into the noisy city when Will visits Veterans Affairs, fills his prescriptions for pills that he does not take, and then sells them to a dealer for money from the grocery store. The authorities only enter their lives when they are discovered by a jogger and caught for the minor crime of living on public lands.

Returned to society and questioned by social services, they are treated with sincere concern and touching compassion. It is against the basic rules to raise a child, even though Tom's social worker is stunned by the way he has educated him. Will's mental condition is studied, and the father and daughter are spread out in a commune operated by a lumberjack who takes Will on his team to cut Christmas trees.

Tom is intrigued, then puzzled by meeting a boy his age for the first time, and she finds the idea of ​​having an intriguing roof over her head. But the renegade Will has a hard time being confined to the interior, and even more difficult to adapt to the helicopters that shoot fallen trees.

It is never explicitly stated why these swirling blades bother him. This does not have to be. There is no indication of the soundtrack informing us of what we should feel and why.

It is our privilege to weigh Will 's uncomfortable reaction to humanity (which we see here at its best, absolutely no one is less kind to this family) and the l'. opening and Tom's wild curiosity around others. And it is our duty to consider what should happen when Tom and Will will see their paths diverged. It is a family love story of surprising power and depth.

Eight years ago, Granik gave us the unforgettable soap opera Ozark, Winter 's Bone, which featured the talents of Jennifer Lawrence in an incomparable way. The new Granik film is not so dark. What the two films have in common is their particular attention to the social and physical life of the fringe, and an honest game to the heart.

And, like the previous movie, this one is also making a remarkably promising actress debut. McKenzie, who appeared in Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies," captures Tom's soul with breathtaking tenderness. She is one of those young talents who can not be considered a rookie, and since her touching performance, she has been added to several upcoming movies. But as there is nothing stronger than a first impression, do not miss the opportunity to see it

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