Summaries

An American doctor travels to Ireland to study the Casey family after 38-year-old Conor suffers a stroke which changes his personality, leaving dynamo wife and mother Vanetia to run the show.

Vanetia Casey (Maxine Peake), the spirited and impossibly optimistic center of the Casey family, is working hard to get life back to normal after her 38-year-old husband Conor (Edward MacLiam) suffers a rare stroke that changes his personality. Tweedy American doctor Ted Fielding (Will Forte) arrives in Ireland to stay with them for two months and his research grant provides the Caseys with vital financial aid. Vanetia's a dynamo, but with two young kids and two grown men in the house, she's feeling bombarded and initially treats Ted and his study of Conor with resistance. Only when she observes Ted's calming influence on the family does she begin to value his friendship; in return, Ted enjoys their heady, happy-go-lucky world. But Ted's continued presence in the house sets the family on course for an emotional collision. Directed by Academy Award®-nominee Steph Green and featuring Saturday Night Live star Will Forte in an impressive dramatic debut, this life-affirming film embraces the healing power of love and family in all of its idiosyncratic forms. Run and Jump is an unexpected, unconventional romance, intimate family portrait, and emotional journey of recovery.—-Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • wife
  • birdfeeder
  • mother and daughter dancing together
  • 38 year old
  • reference to doctor doolittle
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Mystery
  • Drama
Release date Sep 4, 2013
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Unrated
Countries of origin Germany Ireland
Language English
Filming locations County Wicklow, Ireland
Production companies Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board Samson Films Bavaria Pictures

Box office

Gross US & Canada $20061
Opening weekend US & Canada $3944
Gross worldwide $57189

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 46m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

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