Leave No Trace
DVD Wholesale Quick Overview:
I will not tell you the plot as others have already done that with too much detail. I will offer my review of the movie and answer some of the criticisms of other reviewers.
It is a wonderfully fresh and well done movie. The close ups of the young daughter’s eyes searching for unknowable answers or the father’s futile and desperate hand curling around his scalp as if to ward off the world are incredibly touching. Dialogue is sparse because the camera and actors make it unnecessary. It is so good to see a movie use its art not just to tell a story and titillate but to move you…make you think and probe the human condition. How the director achieved all of this with such grace and beauty is remarkable.
Another reviewer has too many questions to enjoy the movie: what put the father into this condition, where does the money come from, and many more. As someone who can handle himself fairly well in the outdoors and who is also a Vet, I asked myself some of those same questions as I watched the movie and found that not only did they not matter, but they added to the truth of the situation. It does not matter HOW the father got to this point, like so many others whose stories we don’t know, he’s there. The story is not about his life, it is of how the daughter continues hers. Her struggle with the fact that she cannot help her dad and she can no longer share his life; learning that loving helplessly, is still love.- Kim Hoag
This is a hard movie to put into words. But I was instantly engaged and soon I was all in. Even when the father is not doing what most believe is in his daughter’s best interest, he thinks he is. There are no bad guys in this movie. Just people interacting and helping in what way they can. The young actress was extraordinary, but please don’t let that take away from the amazing performances by all. Movies like this make you feel. Purchase more than well worth it.-Lisa C. Nelson
Films should tell a story and move the viewer emotionally. This film does that. The backdrop is beautiful and the dialogue is no more than what’s needed. Definitely worth the watch. A film that will be on your mind for days after watching it.-Jack Bean
DVD Wholesale Main Features:
Actors: Ben Foster, Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, Jeff Kober, Dale Dickey
Directors: Debra Granik
Writers: Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini
Producers: Anne Harrison, Linda Reisman, Anne Rosellini
Format: Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Subtitles: Spanish
Subtitles for the Hearing Impaired: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: PG Parental Guidance Suggested
Studio: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
DVD Release Date: October 2, 2018
Run Time: 110 minutes
ASIN: B07FGT76N4
