At the Sundance festival, the fight against alcoholism at The Outrun center

Read an autobiographical book about the struggle with alcoholism, “The Outrun” is a Queen’s University bestseller, the adventurous screen, the grace of the American-Irish comedy Saoirse Ronan, plus another character aux Oscars” and was presented at this year’s Sundance Festival.

Screened in advance during the influential American Independent Film Festival, the film stars 29-year-old actress Amy Liptrot, a music journalist who leaves her life ruined in London to revive the wild beauty of Orkney in Ecossa, Afin de guérir de son alcoolisme.

In France under the title “L’écart”, le recit autobiography d’Amy Liptrot s’est écoulé à plus de 100,000 exemplaires au Royaume-Uni et Saoirse Ronan (“Les Filles du docteur March”), qui l’avait découvert Pendant to conclude, an instant viewing of the film.

“C’est un sujet sur lequel j’ai toujours voulu me pencher à un moment or autre, car j’en ai fait l’expérience, comme chacun d’entre nous,” I told AFP la comédienne, également. film producer. “Je savais qu’en tant qu’actrice, il y aurait tant de chooses à Jouer, tant de couleurs, tant de hauts et de bas.”

Amy Liptrot found solace in the beauty of the fauna, the random landscapes and the uncertainty of her home islands – moments between memories of her sabotaged relationships with partners, friends and family.

“Lorsqu’elle est au plus mal, elle est assez mechante avec ses proches, et je n’avais jamais vraiment eu l’occasion” d’interpreter ce type de role, explique l’actrice, en Soulignant “la Layeur” qu’ she was your love for the person.

“I did not think that it was necessary for me to choose to take on the role, thinking that I had two or three answers,” Souligne-t-elle.

Premieres of critical articles ont été élogieuses, IndieWire are qualified à la fois d'”œuvre d’art grandiose sur le paysage” et d'”étude de caractère robuste”.

The Sundance Festival, co-financed by actor Robert Redford, provides a platform for launching independent film titles and documentaries, a la Diffuser Research. It took place on January 28 in the mountains of Utah.