TV series about a woman navigating her freedom after 20 years in prison. Fingscheidt’s English-language follow-up was Netflix hit The Unforgivable starring Sandra Bullock, a feature adaptation of a U.K. “One is the setting, the vast and cinematic landscapes of the Orkney islands the other is our main actress, Saoirse Ronan, who brings magic to the screen with her unique mix of charisma and emotional depth.”įingscheidt’s debut feature, System Crasher, premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 2019, winning the Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize, and sweeping the German Film Awards, winning eight Lolas, including best picture and best director for Fingscheidt. Amy Liptrot is the author of The Outrun (4.01 avg rating, 9613 ratings, 1099 reviews, published 2015), The Instant (3.71 avg rating, 1459 ratings, 171 re. “There are wonderful gifts already in place to make this a powerful and immersive film,” added Fingscheidt. I have been waiting to play a part like this - the messiness, hopefulness, dreaminess, authenticity and humor we want to achieve - I’ve been scared of it, but with Nora I feel ready.” “Her unusual way of seeing things in a way that perhaps you only can when you’ve been to the darkest place you can go within yourself. “It was Amy’s voice that first drew me to The Outrun,” said Ronan in a statement. Rebecca Watson of VHA negotiated the film deal for the book on behalf of James Macdonald Lockhart of Antony Harwood Ltd. The book was translated into 15 languages and has sold more than 110,000 copies in the U.K. Liptrot’s memoir, a Sunday Times top 10 bestseller, won the 2016 Wainwright Prize and the 2017 PEN Ackerley Prize.

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The Outrun by Amy Liptrot