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Leave No Traces (Polish: Żeby nie było śladów) is a 2021 Polish drama film directed by Jan P. Matuszyński.[2] It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.[3] It was selected as the Polish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.[4][5] The film is based on the book Żeby nie było śladów by Cezary Łazarewicz, which received the Nike Award in 2017.
| Leave No Traces | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Polish | Żeby nie było śladów |
| Directed by | Jan P. Matuszyński |
| Produced by | Leszek Bodzak Aneta Cebula-Hickinbotham |
| Starring | Agnieszka Grochowska |
| Cinematography | Kacper Fertacz |
| Edited by | Przemyslaw Chruscielewski |
| Music by | Ibrahim Maalouf |
Release date |
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Running time | 160 minutes[1] |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
Plot
Jurek, the only witness to the state-sanctioned murder of high school student Grzegorz Przemyk, is targeted by the government during the 1980s era of martial law in Poland.[4]
Cast
- Mateusz Górski as Grzegorz Przemyk
- Agnieszka Grochowska
- Tomasz Ziętek
- Tomasz Kot
- Robert Wieckiewicz
- Jacek Braciak
- Aleksandra Konieczna
- Sandra Korzeniak as Barbara Sadowska
Reception
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film 58% approval rating based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 6.20 out of 10.[6]
Wendy Ide of The Observer called Leave No Traces "[a] meticulously detailed thriller",[7] while Cath Clarke of The Guardian said that "In the end, this film is never uninteresting but fails to gather enough pace or power for the slog of the marathon".[1]
Paul Whitington of the Irish Independent had criticized film's length but praised it for being a "conspiracy drama", adding that "[it's] a lesson from history that remains depressingly relevant".[8]
Kevin Maher of The Times said that "[the film is a] deep dive into student's murder is self-important".[9]
According to Guy Lodge of Variety, the film is "[a] moving but somewhat congested",[10] while Keith Uhlich of The Hollywood Reporter described Leave No Traces as "Too torturous by half".[11]
While attending film's Venice screening, Deadline Hollywood's Valerie Complex wrote that "Leave No Traces often feels formless and unremarkable".[12]
See also
- List of submissions to the 94th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
- List of Polish submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References
- Clarke, Cath (6 June 2022). "Leave No Traces review – dense, detailed reconstruction of the killing of a Polish teen". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- Vourlias, Christopher (4 March 2020). "New Europe Nabs World Rights to Jan P. Matuszynski's 'Leave No Traces'". Variety.
- Roxborough, Scott (26 July 2021). "Venice Film Festival 2021 Full Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- Grater, Tom (3 September 2021). "Poland Submits Venice Premiere 'Leave No Traces' To International Oscar Race". Deadline. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- Dowell, Stuart (6 September 2021). "Film depicting true life story of poet's murder by communist police nominated for Oscars". Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- "Leave No Traces (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- Ide, Wendy (12 June 2022). "Leave No Traces review – tense drama of police brutality in communist Poland". The Observer. Retrieved 23 October 2022 – via The Guardian.
- Whitington, Paul (9 June 2022). "Jurassic World Dominion movie review: Lazy, witless rehash of the spine-tingling moments that once made this dinosaur franchise stumbles closer to extinction". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- Maher, Kevin (10 June 2022). "Leave No Traces review — deep dive into student's murder is self-important". The Times. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- Lodge, Guy (10 September 2021). "'Leave No Traces' Review: Police Brutality Triggers a Chain of Systemic Corruption in This Solemn Polish Procedural".
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - Uhlich, Keith (9 September 2022). "'Leave No Traces': Film Review - Venice 2021". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- Complex, Valerie (9 September 2022). "Venice Review: 'Leave No Traces'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
External links
- Leave No Traces at IMDb
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На других языках
[de] Leave No Traces
Leave No Traces (Originaltitel Żeby nie było śladów) ist ein Filmdrama von Jan P. Matuszyński, das im September 2021 bei den Internationalen Festspielen von Venedig seine Premiere feierte und im September 2021 in die polnischen Kinos kam. Der Film basiert auf dem gleichnamigen Bericht/Roman von Cezary Łazarewicz.- [en] Leave No Traces
[es] Żeby nie było śladów
Żeby nie było śladów es una película dramática polaca de 2021 dirigida por Jan P. Matuszyński.[1] Fue seleccionado para competir por el León de Oro en el 78.ª Festival Internacional de Cine de Venecia.[2] Fue seleccionada como la entrada polaca al Mejor Película Internacional en la 94.ª edición de los Premios de la Academia.[3][4] La película está basada en el libro Żeby nie było śladów de Cezary Łazarewicz, que recibió el premio Nike en 2017.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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