Saoirse Ronan Is Fighting to Stay Sober in New ‘The Outrun’ Trailer

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  • Get able to see Saoirse Ronan like by no means earlier than within the extremely anticipated drama
    The Outrun
    hitting theaters on October 4.
  • The movie explores the challenges of habit and restoration as Ronan’s character, Rona, seeks solace in her household and the magical Orkney Islands.
  • Sony Photos Classics praises
    The Outrun
    as a surprising and shifting drama with a career-best efficiency from Saoirse Ronan.


Saoirse Ronan‘s star isn’t dimming anytime quickly, as evidenced by her slew of high-profile performances past and present. Audiences eagerly anticipate her efficiency in Steve McQueen‘s World Conflict II drama, Blitz set to premiere on the BFI London Movie Pageant this October. Nevertheless, earlier than then, Ronan’s different extremely anticipated drama, The Outrun, shall be hitting theaters this fall. Primarily based on Amy Liptrop‘s critically acclaimed 2015 memoir, The Outrun examines the struggles of a recovering addict with Ronan entering into a job like none she’s beforehand undertaken. Sony Photos Classics has launched a trailer for the movie which sees Rona (the central character) strolling the tightrope between staying sober and sinking into the abyss of alcoholism.


The movie facilities on a 29-year-old Rona (Ronan) who, after spending a decade in London away from her house, returns to her household within the Orkney Islands, two starkly completely different locations, as she will be heard explaining to somebody within the trailer. Rona appears to her household in hopes of remaining sober, proper after trying out of rehab. “Sober however lonely, she tries to suppress her reminiscence of the occasions which set her on this journey of restoration,” the synopsis reads. “Slowly the magical land enters her internal world and – in the future at a time – Rona finds hope and energy in herself among the many heavy gales and the bracingly chilly sea.”


The Outrun examines nature’s skill to enliven the thoughts because the trailer lavishly options breathtaking landscapes of Scotland’s Orkney Islands wherein Rona spends a lot of her time trying to harness its powers. “Typically you possibly can really feel a vibration in Orkney, a low rumble that takes over the entire island and each a part of your physique,” Rona narrates in the beginning of the trailer. However the street to restoration is a tough one, and Rona expresses a little bit of doubt when she provides “however there’s solely a lot peak any wave can maintain earlier than it comes crashing down.” Regardless, she is decided to do all it takes to keep away from a relapse. She joins a group the place a member will be heard encouraging her saying; “It by no means will get straightforward, it simply will get much less exhausting.”


When Is ‘The Outrun’ Coming To Theaters?


The Outrun will make its theatrical debut on October 4. The movie had a profitable run at a number of movie festivals and received the highest performing prize on the Biarritz Nouvelles Vagues Pageant. Sony Photos Classics has stated of the movie: “THE OUTRUN is a surprising film, fantastically directed by Nora Fingscheidt with a career-best efficiency from Saoirse Ronan. It’s a privilege to deliver this completed and shifting drama to audiences in every single place this fall.” Director Fingscheidt who co-wrote the script with writer Liptrop stated:

“THE OUTRUN is a movie which means the world to everybody concerned and we’re delighted to have discovered a house at Sony Photos Classics as our North American companions. Their style and expertise are inspiring, and we’re excited to embark on this journey collectively.”

Along with Ronan, The Outrun additionally stars Paapa Essiedu (I Might Destroy You), Stephen Dillane (Game of Thrones), Saskia Reeves (Gradual Horses) amongst others. Take a look at the trailer above and browse Collider’s review of the film here.


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