'' Leave No Trace '' is a 2018 American drama film directed by Debra Granik and written by Granik and Anne Rosellini , based on the novel '' My Abandonment '' by Peter Rock . The plot follows a veteran father with PTSD ( Ben Foster ) who lives in the forest with his young daughter ( Thomasin McKenzie ) . It premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival , and was theatrically released by Bleecker Street in the United States , on June 29 , 2018 . The film received universal critical acclaim , with praise for the performances of Foster and McKenzie , and , after '' Paddington 2 '' , it is the second-most reviewed film to hold an approval rating of 100 % on Rotten Tomatoes
2018 Sundance Film Festival
2018 Sundance Film Festival
Leave No Trace (film)