After 10 years of living on the edge in London, Rona attempts to come to terms with her troubled past. She heads home to the wild beauty of Scotland’s Orkney Islands, hoping to heal.

The Outrun is a coastal piece of farmland, not suitable for cultivation. It could be a wholesome, bracing, restorative escape for troubled city dwellers, or a place every bit as violent and mysteriously destructive as the modern urban jungle. The film is based on a memoir, which provides a compelling tension; when you are desperately trying to escape from something inside, how far away is far enough?

“My body is a continent.
My breath pushes the clouds across the sky.
And the waves roll into the shore, in time with my beating heart.”

Mark Says:
As a BAFTA member, this year I was given 224 films from which to select the best Editing or Acting or Music or Hair & Make-up etc, etc… Which ones should I vote for?
And not to forget my own particular “Altrincham Film Club” category. How would the film I’m watching work for our audience? The fifty folks who come together once a month, to be transported, entertained or surprised (“I’d never have gone to see that – but I loved it!”) What is that unique combination? A world we rarely see or a new perspective on something familiar, a blast of kinetic energy or a meditation that slows time and perception? Or simply a cracking film that has been obscured by the tsunami of press about another must see epic… The Outrun possesses many of these “film club” qualities and features a stand-out, BAFTA nominated performance from Saoirse Ronan.

Reviews:
“Ronan is towering in the role, illustrating Rona as a young woman who is ferocious and delicate, vulnerable and strong.“
Sophie Ciminello, AwardsWatch

“The Outrun is a beautifully orchestrated tale of how inner strength can prevail under the most dire of circumstances while allowing one to rediscover the joy of life and all it has to offer. Saoirse is brilliant!“
Carla Renata, The Curvy Film Critic

“It seems such a contradiction in terms, given the subject matter, but this is a very uplifting film, as full of moments of joy and generosity as it is of tragedy barely averted. And why is that? Saoirse Ronan is the answer.“
Neely Swanson Beverly Hills Courier