In the past decade, Saoirse Ronan has established herself as one of the best actresses of her generation and she’s proven that’s true once again.
“The Outrun” is a drama inspired by the 2016 memoir of the same name written by Amy Liptrot. The central character in the film based on Liptrot is Rona (Ronan), a young woman who has fallen to rock bottom. Once a biology graduate student in London, Rona became an alcoholic, upending her life.
Her addiction deteriorated her relationships, her academic career and her path for the future. The film finds her trying to rehabilitate, moving back with her parents in the rural Northern Isles of Scotland in order to do so. The path forward, though, is a difficult one.
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