Doctor Omega
Member: Rank 10
Leave No Trace
Director: Debra Granik (“Winter’s Bone,” “Stray Dog”)
Cast: Ben Foster, Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, Jeff Kober, Dale Dickey
Details: Launching Jennifer Lawrence’s career with the deeply impressive rural thriller “Winter’s Bone” back in 2010, filmmaker Debra Granik returns with this chilling tale starring the always fully committed Ben Foster and newcomer Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie as his teen daughter.
The pair plays off the grid survivalists living on the edge of a Portland nature reserve when a chance encounter blows their cover and puts them in the hands of the authorities. Struggling to adapt to their new surroundings, the pair set off on a perilous journey back to the wilderness where they are finally forced to confront conflicting desires about how to live. Part coming of age tale, part survival thriller – there’s raw potential here.