Leave No Traces

Leave No Traces is a 2021 Polish drama film directed by Jan P. Matuszyński. It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 78th Venice International Film Festival. It was selected as the Polish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards. The film is based on the book Żeby nie było śladów by Cezary Łazarewicz, which received the Nike Award in 2017. 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. Cast Mateusz Górski as Grzegorz Przemyk Agnieszka Grochowska as Grażyna Popiel (Jurek's mother) Tomasz Ziętek as Jurek Popiel Tomasz Kot as Kowalczyk Robert Wieckiewicz as General Czesław Kiszczak Jacek Braciak as Tadeusz Popiel (Jurek's father) Aleksandra Konieczna as Wiesława Bardon Sandra Korzeniak as Barbara Sadowska Reception Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film 62% approval rating based on 13 reviews, with an average rating of 6.40 out of 10.