The Outrun
Synopsis
Starting in London, we meet Rona who is spiralling to the bottom of her alcoholic life, pushing her loving partner Daynin away on her way downwards. She decides to run for cover to the place of her youth, Orkney. Not out of the woods yet - her family there cause her more heartaches - but she gradually finds peace and tranquility in the remote and windswept Scottish Islands. Co-written for the screen with Amy Liptrot, based on her own memoir, the German director Nora Fingscheidt "brilliantly weaves together wildlife, sharp-edged landscapes, folkloric tales, and psychological healing across some of the most gorgeous nature shots you'll see this year" - Tomris Laffly, Harper's Bazaar.
"It's an incredibly effective portrait of a reeling mind, the visual language of intrusive thoughts and rabbit holes. There's a familiar dread to her descent, as she confuses the repetitive loop of benders with freedom. Fingscheidt stages Rona's first few months in Orkney – gray, windswept, isolated – in great contrast to the vivid nightlife of London, memories of which are increasingly blotted, piecemeal and truncated by shame. And yet, as her story unravels, Orkney opens up; Rona moves even farther north to weather the storm alone.The way Rona's life is lightly yet still definitively shaped by the internet add to a convincing portrait of a real recovery" - Adrian Horton, Guardian.
Rona is played by Saoirse Ronan in another potentially award winning performance - "When it comes to disappearing into emotionally and physically demanding roles, there are a few actors out there as gifted and committed" - Tomris Laffly again.
Critics
Saoirse Ronan does subtly spectacular work in every phase of this character’s odyssey.
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
The intelligence and craft of the film-making, the way Fingscheidt guides us along the emotional journey of the central character, is absorbing.
Wendy Ide, Observer
In every shot and every scene, mostly in closeup, Ronan carries the film with her unselfconsciously fierce and focused presence.
Peter Bradshaw, Guardian
An inspired surprise: a portrait of addiction and recovery both visceral and lyrical, reflective and electric.
Danny Leigh, Financial Times
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Keswick Film Club won the Best New Film Society at the British Federation Of Film Societies awards in 2000.
Since then, the club has won Film Society Of The Year and awards for Best Programme four times and Best Website twice.
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