''The Runaways'' is a 2018 British film that is set in
North Yorkshire, England. The story revolves around three children who embark on a journey to find their mother. The film, which stars
Mark Addy and
Tara Fitzgerald, was put out on general release in 2019.
Synopsis
Three siblings, Angie (
Molly Windsor), Polly (Macy Shackleton) and Ben (Rhys Connah), go on the run from
Social Services
Social services are a range of public services intended to provide support and assistance towards particular groups, which commonly include the disadvantaged. They may be provided by individuals, private and independent organisations, or administe ...
when their father dies. They are trying to get to the home of their estranged mother. On the way, they take two donkeys with them from the family's beach donkey business.
Cast
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Mark Addy
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Tara Fitzgerald
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Lee Boardman
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Molly Windsor
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Rhys Connah
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Production
Filming took place across the
North York Moors
The North York Moors is an upland area in north-eastern Yorkshire, England. It contains one of the largest expanses of Calluna, heather moorland in the United Kingdom. The area was designated as a national parks of England and Wales, National P ...
, but mostly in the towns of
Thirsk and
Whitby in
North Yorkshire. It was shot over a six-week period in the summer of 2017. Because of that, the film was premiered in Whitby in October 2018. Other filming location included
Runswick Bay, and two of the stations on the
North York Moors Railway ( and ).
Reception
Izzy Sharp, writing in ''The MancUnion'' gave the film four stars out of five, and said that the whilst some of the jokes were clunky, the young actors in the film were to be praised for their performance; "...the acting is wonderful, especially from the young cast". Graham Walker, writing in
The Yorkshire Post, described the film as "Dark, Haunting. Atmospheric, Uplifting. Don't miss it."
References
External links
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Official website
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2018 films
Films set in Yorkshire
Films shot in North Yorkshire
2018 drama films
British children's drama films
2010s English-language films
2010s British films