Leave No Traces

Leave No Traces

Directed by Jan P. Matuszyński

Produced by Aurum Film, CANAL+ Polska

2021160 min6.8 / 10

A grim, historically grounded thriller about state violence and the persecution of a witness in 1980s communist Poland.

In 1983, communist Poland is shaken by the case of high school student Grzegorz Przemyk, who is beaten to death by police. The only witness of the beating becomes the number one enemy of the state.

Questions people ask

  • Is Leave No Traces sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Leave No Traces scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Leave No Traces violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Is Leave No Traces easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does Leave No Traces end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

43/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity33

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise37

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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