Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Leave no Trace: Out of the Woods

Ben Foster & Thomasin McKensie













There are no villains in this warmhearted film about the love shared by a father and daughter. Unless you count the war that left Will with a severe case of PTSD. He can no longer cope in the outside world, and so the single dad lives in the Oregon woods with his teenage daughter, Tom. Until they're discovered.

It isn't illegal to be homeless, he learns, but it is against the law to live on government land. A kindly farmer gives Will a job and a humble home. In fact, all along the way, father and daughter are treated with respect and consideration. The question is, will they adapt.

The Movie Slut won't give away the end, except to say it reminds her of this song by Sting. 

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