Screening Date: 6 March 2025
Screening Time: 7pm
Release Date: 2024
Directors: Nora Fingscheidt
Country: UK, Germany
Running Time: 118 mins
Rating: M
Language: English
In a remarkable performance by Saoirse Ronan, a young woman seeks refuge in the remote Orkney Islands. She’s trying to get and stay sober. The closeness of the natural world helps her find her way out of alcohol addiction to recovery. Based on the book by Amy Liptrot.
The Outrun begins underwater, observing a lonesome seal in the North Sea. The Orkney Islanders call the seals selkies. Local folklore says that these selkies are actually drowned human souls who take the form of the seal for safety in the freezing water before shedding their skin and finding their human form again. Only then can they return to shore. What a metaphor. The Outrun is a modern and insightful story about a young woman on the rocky road to recovery.
The emotionally raw drama starring the brave Saoirse (handy hint: it’s pronounced Sairshay) Ronan helps make sense of the ups and downs of alcohol addiction all the while looking a lot like an incredible nature documentary.
“Stunning.” The New York Times
