The Outrun is about a woman who is washed up back home in Orkney as she battles to rebuild her life after a decade of addictionTHE premier of an Orkney-set drama will open the Edinburgh International Film Festival this year, it has been announced.
The Outrun made its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and was produced with the support ofEIFF director, Paul Ridd, praised the film, and particularly Ronan’s performance, which he calls “electric and fearless” and a phenomenal talent in the film industry.“Powered by an electric and fearless central performance by Saoirse Ronan, this is lyrical, momentous cinema of real rigour and intelligence, and exactly the kind of bold work we want to champion with our relaunched festival.
She said: “It’s great to see Paul set out his ambition for the relaunched EIFF with such a significant title for Scotland. “And it seems fitting, for a festival that intends to work with its creative partners across the Fringe, Book, TV and International Festivals that this hugely successful creative collaboration should take centre stage.”