As for what "Run Sweetheart Run" is about, writer-director Shana Feste has conjured a doozy of a narrative that she told The Wrap was actually based on an unsettling event from her own life. Seems that event was indeed a first date gone horribly wrong, though one can only hope it didn't go quite as wrong as the one she depicts in "Run Sweetheart Run."
Feste's film reportedly follows a young single mother (Balinska) who's ready to dip a toe back into the dating world. She's initially delighted when her boss sets her up with a handsome acquaintance (Asbæk), and even more so when the man proves as charming and good-looking as she'd could have hoped. Unfortunately, he's hiding a sinister secret behind all that charm. Things soon go sideways in shocking fashion, with the woman literally running for her life in the wee hours of the morning on foot, and with her attacker in hot pursuit.
That harrowing setup should be more than enough to peak your interest in "Run Sweetheart Run," with Feste and company promising a socially conscious horror tale very much of the moment. Here's hoping "Run Sweetheart Run" delivers the goods when it finally makes its way into the world.
