''The Outrun'' is an upcoming

drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...

film directed by

Nora Fingscheidt Nora Fingscheidt ( ) is a German director and screenwriter. She has been a participant of the film festival since 2011 for her short films, winning the prize in 2017 for ''Without This World'' (''Ohne diese Welt''). She became widely known for ...

and written by Fingscheidt and

Amy Liptrot Amy Liptrot is a Scottish journalist and author. She won the PEN Ackerley Prize 2017 and the Wainwright Prize 2016 for her memoir ''The Outrun''. Biography ''The Outrun'' describes her experience of returning to live in Orkney, where she grew u ...

, based on the 2016 memoir of the same name by Liptrot. The film stars

Saoirse Ronan Saoirse Una Ronan ( , ; born 12 April 1994) is an American-born Irish actress. Primarily known for her work in period dramas since adolescence, she has received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations fo ...

, who also serves as a producer.

Premise

Rona, a young woman recently out of

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for

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, returns home to the

Orkney Islands Orkney (; sco, Orkney; on, Orkneyjar; nrn, Orknøjar), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of the island of Great Britain. Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north ...

after more than a decade away.

Cast

as Rona *

Paapa Essiedu Paapa Kwaakye Essiedu (; born 11 June 1990) is an English actor. For his performance in the miniseries ''I May Destroy You'' (2020), he received Primetime Emmy and British Academy Television Award nominations. He won the 2016 Ian Charleson Award ...

Stephen Dillane Stephen John Dillane (; born 27 March 1957) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles as Leonard Woolf in the 2002 film '' The Hours'', Stannis Baratheon in ''Game of Thrones'', and Thomas Jefferson in the 2008 HBO miniseries ''John Ada ...

Saskia Reeves Saskia Reeves (born 16 August 1961) is an English actress, best known for her roles in the films '' Close My Eyes'' (1991) and ''I.D.'' (1995), the 2000 miniseries ''Frank Herbert's Dune'' and the 2016 film '' Our Kind of Traitor''. Early lif ...

Production

In January 2022, it was announced

would direct a film adaptation of

's memoir '' The Outrun'', with

set to star and produce, and Fingscheidt and Liptrot writing the screenplay. Production commenced in

Orkney Orkney (; sco, Orkney; on, Orkneyjar; nrn, Orknøjar), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of the island of Great Britain. Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north ...

in August 2022.

Release

StudioCanal StudioCanal S.A.S. (formerly known as Le Studio Canal+, Canal Plus, Canal+ Distribution, Canal+ D.A., Canal+ Production, and Canal+ Image and also known as StudioCanal International) is a French film production and distribution company that owns ...

is set to release the film in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Austria. Protagonist Pictures is overseeing worldwide sales for the film, with CAA Media Finance also selling North American rights. The film was sold to Filmcoopi and Cineworx for Switzerland, Cineart for Benelux and

Stage 6 Films Stage 6 Films, Inc. is an American film production label of Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions that acquires and produces feature films that are low budget and that are being released straight-to-DVD, on demand, or through streaming services. ...

for all other international territories excluding North America. The film is set to premiere at the

2024 Sundance Film Festival The 2024 Sundance Film Festival will take place from January 18 to 28, 2024. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 6, 2023. Official Sections U.S. Dramatic Competition World Cinema Dramatic Competition U.S. ...

on 19 January 2024. It is also set to screen at the

74th Berlin International Film Festival The 74th annual Berlin International Film Festival, will take place between 15 and 25 February 2024 in Berlin, Germany. Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong'o Lupita Amondi Nyong'o (, ; ; born 1 March 1983) is a Kenyan-Mexican actress. She is ...

in the Panorama section in February 2024.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Outrun (film), The Upcoming films 2024 drama films 2020s British films 2020s English-language films 2020s German films BBC Film films British drama films English-language German films Films about alcoholism Films based on memoirs Films directed by Nora Fingscheidt Films set in Orkney Films shot in Scotland German drama films StudioCanal films Upcoming English-language films