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The Outrun

Directed by Nora Fingscheidt
2023
UK, Germany
118 minutes
Unclassified 18+
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Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn, Little Women) is terrific as a recovering addict in this moving adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s 2017 bestseller set in Scotland’s Orkney Islands. Sundance and Berlinale selected.

Adapted to the screen by writer-director Nora Fingscheidt (a Silver Bear winner for her debut feature, System Crasher), The Outrun is based on author Amy Liptrot’s own struggles with drugs and alcohol. After living on the edge and spiralling into addiction, Rona (Ronan) leaves London and returns to her childhood home, hoping to recover. Escaping her mother’s well-intentioned interference, she takes a job as a bird observer on a tiny remote island. But she can’t outrun the past, which threatens to overwhelm her – until Rona finally connects with the natural world in all its windblown, elemental glory. Ronan’s outstanding performance beautifully portrays her character’s fragility and grit as she journeys from destruction to serenity.

Limited seats are available for patrons requiring access for wheelchairs, low vision and hearing loop. Please contact our ticketing team directly on 1300 733 733 or tickets@sff.org.au to complete your booking.
When it comes to disappearing into emotionally and physically demanding roles, there are a few actors out there as gifted and committed as Saoirse Ronan
Tomris Laffly, Harper’s Bazaar
Lit up in a glow of stormy sea spray, Orkney is majestic. As is the mighty Ronan
Stephen A. Russell, Time Out

Tickets

Wed 5 Jun
6pm
Hayden Orpheum Cremorne - Cinema 5
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Past Event Cancel
Wed 12 Jun
6pm
State Theatre
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Past Event Cancel
Fri 14 Jun
6pm
Ritz Randwick - Cinema 1
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Past Event Cancel
Tue 18 Jun
8:25pm
Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Past Event Cancel
Program Strand
Special Presentations
Year
2023
Classification
Unclassified 18+
Country
UK, Germany
Language
In English
Director
Nora Fingscheidt
Producer
Saoirse Ronan, Dominic Norris, Jack Lowden, Sarah Brocklehurst
Cast
Saoirse Ronan, Paapa Essiedu, Saskia Reeves
Screenwriter
Nora Fingscheidt, Amy Liptrot
Cinematographer
Yunus Roy Imer
Editor
Stephan Bechinger
Premiere
Australian Premiere
Genre
Women Directors, Focus on Women, Literary & Adaptations, Biography
Company Credits
Australian Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing
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