FLIM
THE OUTRUN
SAOIRSE RONAN TAKES THE ROAD TO RECOVERY
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Saoirse Ronan as Rona;
Partying with boyfriend Daynin (Paapa Essiedu);
Dad Andrew (Stephen Dillane).
★★★
OUT 27 SEPTEMBER / CERT 15 / 117 MINS
DIRECTOR
Nora Fingscheidt
CAST
Saoirse Ronan, Paapa Essiedu, Nabil Elouahabi, Izuka Hoyle, Lauren Lyle, Saskia Reeves, Stephen Dillane
PLOT
Recovering alcoholic Rona (Ronan) returns home to the Orkney islands from London, where her connection with nature aids her healing.
IS THERE ANY young actor on a par with Saoirse Ronan? She seamlessly inhabits every role, from her breakout as precocious 13-yearold Briony in Atonement to her spirited take on Jo March in Little Women. It’s no wonder she bagged four Oscar nominations before turning 30. To the surprise of nobody, she astonishes again in this flawed but engaging fictionalised adaptation of a memoir by Amy Liptrot, as Rona, a young woman on the long, painful path to sobriety.