PARK CITY – There’s one nice second in NB Mager’s “Run Amok.” A scene that’s each horrifying and emotionally gut-wrenching on a number of ranges. It’s a sequence that hints at what this 2026 Sundance World Premiere dramedy may have been. The truth that the remainder of the movie can’t maintain these heights isn’t essentially a nasty factor. Contemplating the subject material, it’s arguably admirable.
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Vaguely set someday over the previous thirty years or so (don’t count on to see a cellular phone or a popular culture reference), “Run Amok” begins as Meg (Alyssa Marvinsuperb) drags her harp (sure, a harp) to highschool on a chilly winter morning.