Directed by Academy Award® nominee Steph Green and featuring acclaimed actress Maxine Peake and Saturday Night Live star Will Forte this life-affirming film embraces the healing power of love and family in all of its idiosyncratic forms. After a stroke leaves her husband mentally disabled and fundamentally changed spirited Irish housewife Vanetia (Peake) struggles to keep her family together in the wake of tragedy. A research grant from American doctor Ted Fielding (Forte) interested in documenting the father's recovery process allows them to get by. Though... Vanetia initially resents living under Ted's microscope she soon finds comfort in his calming presence while Ted responds to Vanetia's dynamic unpredictable personality. As the two explore their bond within their unique situation a new family begins to emerge. Run and Jump is an unexpected unconventional romance intimate family portrait and emotional journey of recovery that ultimately uplifts through its heartfelt message of human connection and the power of acceptance. [show more]
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Irish drama starring Maxine Peake and Will Forte. Vanetia (Peake)'s husband Conor (Edward MacLiam) has recently suffered a stroke which has left him in a regressed mental state and unable to love and care for his family in the ways that he used to. Ted Fielding (Forte), an American doctor researching a book on similar conditions, comes to stay with Vanetia to observe Conor's capabilities of continuing his relationship with her and their two children. Initially, Ted is detached but omnipresent in the family's daily life which begins to irritate Vanetia, but as the pair strike up an unlikely friendship she starts to find comfort in his presence.
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