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Saoirse Ronan is superb as a young woman grappling with addiction in this adaptation of the bestselling memoir by Amy Liptrot. Fresh out of rehab, Rona returns home to the wild, beautiful Orkney Islands as a volunteer with the RSPB. After over a decade in London where she both found and lost love, and where her life was derailed by alcoholism, Rona, now 30, attempts to reconcile with her traumatic past. Her path to recovery is visceral, surrounded by ferocious gales and a stormy sea, rather than sentimentalised. It’s also delicate, a moving and complex portrait of a troubled mind seeking to heal."... the chastened former party animal gets a volunteer post with the RSPB on the island trying to protect corncrake habitats. Ronan’s unassuming scenes with the RSPB, apparently using non-professional actors, are the very best thing in this very good film." 4* Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
Tickets £5.00, U16s and students £2.00. Available online at artsalive.co.uk and on the door. Licensed bar and refreshments from 7pm. Interval.
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Community Centre, High Street, Leintwardine, SY7 0LB Craven Arms, United Kingdom, Ludlow, United Kingdom
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