First UK Trailer for Terrific Film ‘The Outrun’ Starring Saoirse Ronan

First UK Trailer for Terrific Film ‘The Outrun’ Starring Saoirse Ronan

by Alex Billington
May 30, 2024
Source: YouTube

“I have a life that I have to get back to…” Studiocanal UK has debuted their trailer for The Outrun, which premiered at both the 2024 Sundance & Berlin Film Festivals earlier this year. This acclaimed film is based on Amy Liptrot’s bestselling memoir, telling the story of an alcoholic woman who returns to her homeland – the remote Orkney Islands located off the northern coast of Scotland at the very top of the UK. After living life on the edge in London, Rona attempts to come to terms with her troubled past. She returns to the wild beauty of Scotland’s Orkney Islands (where she grew up) hoping to heal. Starring Saoirse Ronan as Rona in one of her best performances yet. The Outrun is a searingly honest drama about addiction, survival and the power of nature to restore life and renew hope, set in the wild northern Orkney islands. This is one of my favorite films of 2024 so far (here’s my full review), it’ll likely be on my Top 10 at the end of the year. It also stars Saskia Reeves, Stephen Dillane, Lauren Lyle, Izuka Hoyle, & Paapa Essiedu. This trailer does a fairly good job capturing the splendor of this wonderful film, which I will be recommending all year.

Here’s the official UK trailer (+ UK poster) for Nora Fingscheidt’s The Outrun, direct from YouTube:

After a decade away living in London, 29-year-old Rona (Saoirse Ronan) returns back home to the Orkney Islands, north of Scotland. Sober but lonely, she tries to suppress her memory of the events which set her on this journey of recovery. Slowly the beauty and lore of the land enters her inner world and – one day at a time – Rona finds hope and strength in herself among the heavy gales and the bracingly cold sea. The Outrun is directed by the acclaimed German filmmaker Nora Fingscheidt, director of the films System Crasher and The Unforgivable previously, plus the doc Without This World and many other short films. The screenplay is written by Nora Fingscheidt & Amy Liptrot; from a screenstory written by Amy Liptrot & Nora Fingscheidt and Daisy Lewis. It’s adapted from Amy Liptrot’s memoir also titled “The Outrun“. This initially premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year (read our review). Studiocanal will debut The Outrun in UK cinemas starting September 27th, 2024 this fall. No US release date is set yet – stay tuned.

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