For her first narrative feature since Winter's Bone (the Ozark - set documentary Stray Dog was made in the interim), writer - director Debra Granik adapts Guggenheim recipient Peter Rock's 2009 novel My Abandonment, about a father (Ben Foster) and his 13 - year - old daughter (newcomer Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie), homeless yet living in surprisingly peaceful fashion in empty urban wilderness on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon, until
a small mistake derails their lives in shattering fashion.
«Even following healthy eating and fitness habits, you may be making a few
small mistakes that can lead to a plateau or
derail your results,» says accredited practising dietitian Lisa Renn.