Runner (2015)
Release Year: 2015
Nation: Australia, United States
Alternative Title: The Runner, Fator de Risco, Der Kandidat - Macht hat Ihren Preis, Kongresmen, Беглец
Director: Austin Stark
Writer: Austin Stark
Production & Genre
Producer: Producer: Lauren Gennawey, Jeffrey Greenstein, Deborah Glover, Dan Spilo, Mark Fasano, Todd Garner, Alan Ritchson
Companies: Back Lot Pictures, KGB Media, Paper Street Films
Genre: Drama
Budget: 6.000.000
Awards & Similar
Awards:
Similar: N/A
Keywords
Keywords: adultery, barbeque, disgraced politician, donation, father son relationship, fisherman, gulf coast, husband wife relationship, infidelity, interracial affair, jogging, loss of a father, louisiana congressman, new orleans louisiana, politician, pro bono, pro bono work, relapsing alcoholic, reputation, sex scene
Story
Runner (2015), directed by Austin Stark, follows an idealistic politician whose career is destroyed in a sex scandal following the 2010 BP oil spill. After his political life crumbles, he is forced to confront his personal demons and dysfunctional life.
Summary
Runner is a drama film set against the backdrop of the aftermath of the 2010 BP oil spill. The story revolves around an unnamed politician whose career is ruined in a sex scandal. However, the film's plot is sparse and focused primarily on this political downfall and its personal repercussions.
