Movie Review The Outrun

The Outrun 

Director Nora Fingscheidt 

Written by Nora Fingscheidt, Amy Liptrot 

Starring Saorise Ronan 

Release Date October 24th, 2024 

Published November 7th, 1980 

The Outrun stars Saorise Ronan as Rona, an alcoholic who has returned home to a small Scottish island following a stint in an intensive rehab facility. Back home for the first time in years she’s confronted with her past, specifically her father, Andrew, played by Stephen Dillane, who’s Bi-Polar Disorder was a huge part of Rona’s childhood. And then there is Rona’s mother, Annie (Saskia Reeves), who turned to religion after leaving Rona’s father. Rona appears to place as much blame on Annie for her difficult childhood as she does her father and his illness. 

Thematically, Rona’s strained relationship with her mother, and the loving relationship she has with her father, plays as an almost one to one comparison to Rona’s own issues in her relationship with Daynin (Paapa Essiedu), the boyfriend she had while living in London and relying on alcohol to keep her insecurities at bay. The way Rona’s alcoholism mirrors her father’s behavior due to his mental illness and how these behaviors affected their respective partners is an effective piece of dramatic mirroring.

Find my full length review at Geeks.Media, linked here. 



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