Saoirse Ronan to Star in Drama ‘The Outrun’ From Nora Fingscheidt
thewrap.comSaoirse Ronan is set to star in the next film from “The Unforgivable” director Nora Fingscheidt, a drama based on a memoir called “The Outrun.” “The Outrun” is based on Amy Liptrot’s 2016 award-winning memoir of the same name, and the film will be introduced to buyers at the upcoming European Film Market.
Ronan will star in the film as Rona, a woman fresh out of rehab who returns to the wild Orkney Islands after more than a decade away.
As she reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up, memories of her childhood merge with the more recent challenging events that have set her on the path to recovery.Fingscheidt wrote the adaptation in collaboration with Liptrot. “The Outrun” was optioned and has been developed by Sarah Brocklehurst’s Brock Media, which will produce the feature alongside Ronan, Jack Lowden and Dominic Norris under their recently founded banner Arcade Pictures.
Mogambo’s Ignacio Salazar-Simpson and Ricardo Marco will also produce. They are joined by co-producers Jonas Weydemann and Jakob D.
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