6.7
Tigertail
2020
Runner (2023)
February 2, 20231h 16mEN
7.4
5 votes
Overview
Haas is an 18-year-old girl who was raised by her father in the rural Midwest. When her father suddenly dies, she must carry out his wish to be buried in the town where he was born. There, she meets a young man named Will, a lonely, creative soul who is working to support his family back home. The two of them form a friendship that challenges both of their understandings of love and loss.
Director
Marian MathiasWriter
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Killjoy FilmsEasy Riders FilmsPigasus PicturesMan Alive Productions
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Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots
The enclosed, claustrophobic feel from the confined aspect ratio in “Runner” lends the sensation of being trapped, which makes it one of the stronger directorial choices by Marian Mathias in her feature debut. Confinement is the order of the day in this story of stark emotion, unforgiving landscape, and the comfort of finding friendship in a time of loneliness and grief. It’s a beautiful film that gives a bleak yet hopeful view of a young woman’s uncertain future. Haas (Hannah Schiller) is an 18 year old only child who lives with her mentally ill father (Jonathan Erickson Eisley) in the des…
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