OVERVIEW: Alchemy is proud to announce the home entertainment release of the heart-pounding political thriller, THE RUNNER. Academy Award® winner Nicolas Cage (NATIONAL TREASURE, LEAVING LAS VEGAS) leads a superb cast, including Connie Nielsen (GLADIATOR, CBS’s “The Good Wife”), Sarah Paulson (FX’s “American Horror Story”) and Wendell Pierce (HBO’s “The Wire,” Showtime’s “Ray Donovan”). The film was written and directed by first-time feature filmmaker Austin Stark. Audiences can bring home the action on DVD and Blu-ray™ on August 25, 2015.

SYNOPSIS: In the aftermath of the 2010 BP oil spill, an idealistic but flawed politician is forced to confront his dysfunctional life after his career is destroyed in a sex scandal.

BLU-RAY: The film is presented in widescreen in a 2.40:1 aspect ration preserving its theatrical format. The picture is just flawless. Not only the picture looks great in this release, also the sound it is good, a 5.1 Dolby Digital in English that provides a good complement to the picture. It also includes  English  and Spanish subtitles.

VIDEO:
Widescreen (2.40:1) 16x9

AUDIO:
English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles - English Spanish 

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