Trailer Watch: Ella Balinska Is Hunted in Shana Feste’s “Run Sweetheart Run”

Greatest identified for her ass-kicking roles in Elizabeth Banks’ “Charlie’s Angel’s” and Netflix’s “Resident Evil” sequence, Ella Balinska finds herself in mortal hazard in “Run Sweetheart Run,” a thriller from “Nation Robust” writer-director Shana Fest. A trailer for the pic introduces Cherie (Balinska), a single mother who is ready up on a date with Ethan (Pilou Asbæk, “Recreation of Thrones”), one in all her boss’ most vital purchasers. As is the case in Mimi Cave’s “Recent,” a dreamy date takes a sinister flip and Cherie is left preventing for her life. “The one factor that issues now’s our sport,” Ethan tells her. “I’m going to hunt you, and if you happen to make it by way of the night time, then I’m going to allow you to reside.”

Whereas Cherie initially comes throughout as one thing of a damsel in misery, it’s not lengthy earlier than she’s channelling her inside motion hero. She additionally finds help from one other lady who was terrorized by Ethan and lived to inform the story.

“I used to be actually impressed by ‘Get Out,’” Feste advised us. “I discovered it an attention-grabbing problem to think about what the equal of ‘Get Out’ could be for a lady. If probably the most terrifying experiences for an African American man goes house to satisfy his white girlfriend’s dad and mom, then probably the most terrifying experiences for a lady is making an attempt to get house by foot after a foul blind date. I wrote it from an offended place, which I often don’t do, however I had simply had a daughter and I used to be feeling overwhelmed by the considered her experiencing the identical harassment and violence that I skilled being whereas raised in Los Angeles.”

Requested what she’d like folks to consider after watching the movie, she stated, “I would like folks to consider the every day challenges girls take care of when dealing with the patriarchy. It’s life-threatening on this movie, however there are smaller experiences that I attempted to seize – experiences with promoting, Uber rides, pet names, and work environments — that will also be suffocating.”

Feste’s different movies embody “Boundaries” and “Limitless Love.”

“Run Sweetheart Run” hits Prime Video October 28.