Run (2019)

In Fraserburgh, young men dream of escapism through late-night drag races. Finnie used to be one, but now he works at the fish factory and it's his son's turn to race. Until one night he steals the boy's car for one last joyride.

Director:

Scott Graham

Writer:

Scott Graham

Stars:

Mark Stanley, Amy Manson, Marli Siu

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Mark Stanley	...	Finnie
Amy Manson	...	Katie
Marli Siu	...	Kelly
Anders Hayward	...	Kid
Scott Murray	...	Stevie
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Caleb Imray	...	Drunk Boy
Lisa Livingstone	...	Hairdresser
Alexander Mercury	...	Pavel
Stuart Murison	...	Ali Sim
Douglas Russell	...	Mick
Euan Stamper	...	Young Groom
Mark Wood	...	Best Man

Storyline

In the Northern Scottish town of Fraserburgh, young men dream of escapism through late-night drag races. Finnie used to be one such lad, but now he works at the fish factory and it's his son's turn to dream and race. Until one night when Finnie steals the boy's car for one last joyride.

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Plot Keywords:

dream | 

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Genres:

Drama

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User Reviews

Might have been better as a short film?

This is quite an interesting observational piece that goes some way to illustrating the lack of opportunities and activities in small, one-industry, towns. This film is based around Fraserburgh - a town of 13,000-odd folk in the north of Scotland that is home to a fishing fleet but very little else. Mark Stanley is "Finnie" a Fraserburgh lifer who works in a fish processing factory. His son does too, at least until the start of this 24 hour dip into their family lives. His wife works in a hairdressers and they have another younger schoolboy child. Late at night, after a fairly "lively" attempt at a family dinner, "Finnie" borrows his son's car and goes for a bit of a joyride - picking up his son's pregnant ex-girlfriend en route and they race a few local youths then the breakers on the sea wall... anything for an adrenalin rush, it would seem. Unfortunately, we only really get a superficial look at the characters; the frustrations and mundanity of their existence is writ large, but therein lies the film's problem - it is a bit like watching goldfish in a dirty bowl; we see but cannot empathise or really engage. There is lots of pent up anger amongst the family; but also some affection - which neither "Finnie" nor his son "Kid" (Anders Hayward) have a clue how to demonstrate. It is worth watching, but is remarkably unfulfilling and empty.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 April 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Run

Box Office

Budget:

GBP1,700,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,052

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Films, BFI Film Fund, Bard Entertainments

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min

Color:

Color