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‘The Outrun’ Helped Saoirse Ronan Deal With Addicts In Her Life – Contenders Los Angeles

'The Outrun' star Saoirse talks about how the film helped her deal with the addicts in her life. Interview for Contender Film: Los Angeles event.

Saoirse Ronan said alcoholism was a subject she “was always threatening to explore.” When she found Amy Liptrot’s book The Outrun, she decided to also make her producorial debut in developing it. “It caused me a lot of pain and resentment and confusion in the way that it does for a loved one of an addict, in particular an alcoholic because so much of it happens in quite an intimate space. “The time I finally decided to explore it more and take an interest in understanding it was when I felt very loved and supported in my personal life,” she said Saturday during Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles event.

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