After a decade in London, a recovering alcoholic (Saoirse Ronan) returns home to Scotland's otherworldly Orkney Islands. She struggles to shake off the shadows of her troubled childhood and the turbulence of her recent city life. Based on the memoir by Amy Liptrot and directed by Nora Fingscheidt (THE UNFORGIVABLE). Is there anything new that a film about alcoholics can show us? Told in a non linear fashion, it's often difficult to place where you are in the protagonist's story. Is there a reason to see this film? You betcha! 2024 was a banner year for actresses with many excellent performances that in any lesser year would have nabbed Oscar nominations: Angelina Jolie in MARIA, Marianne Jean Baptiste in HARD TRUTHS, Nicole Kidman in BABY GIRL, Kate Winslet in LEE to name just four. You can add Saoirse Ronan's bravura performance here to that list. In cinema, I'm partial to performance, maybe more so than writing and directing and Ronan (who produced the film) is simply awesome. The wide screen cinematography of Yunus Roy Imer showcases the beauty of Scotland's countryside With Stephen Dillane, Saskia Reeves and Paapa Essiedu.
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