The Outrun

Saoirse Ronan gives a bracing performance as a young recovering alcoholic returning home to Orkney in this moving adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s memoir.

Fresh out of rehab, Rona returns to her childhood home in the wild and beautiful Orkney Islands. Now 29, and after a decade of living life on the edge in London - where she both found and lost love - Rona struggles to come to terms with her troubled past. As she reconnects with the dramatic landscapes of her youth, memories of trauma intertwine with the challenges of recovery and self-rediscovery.

Saoirse Ronan is mesmerising in Nora Fingscheidt’s poignant adaption of Amy Liptrot’s award-winning memoir. The film deftly captures the raw realities of addiction while revealing moments of luminous beauty in both the natural world and the sense of belonging Rona slowly rediscovers. Contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy. Contains scenes of sexual violence and sexual threat.