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Friday, September 5, 2025

The Salt Path (2025)

After being forcibly removed from their home, a husband (Jason Isaacs) and wife (Gillian Anderson) become homeless. They make the desperate decision to walk a 630 mile trek along the beautiful but rugged Cornish, Devon and Dorset coastline in the hope that in nature, they will find solace and a sense of acceptance. Based on the best selling memoir by Raynor Winn and directed by the four time Tony award winning director Marianne Elliott in her directorial film debut. It's a film defined by its two lead performances (Anderson and Isaacs look like they've actually suffered hardships) and the stunning cinematography (shot in two ratios, 1.85 and 2.35) of Helene Louvart (Wim Wenders' PINA). The screenplay itself is rather simplistic and issues aren't addressed that would have shed clarity on certain issues. After the film opened, reports questioned the accuracy of the circumstances which lead to their homelessness as well as the medical diagnosis of Isaacs' character. With Hermione Norris and James Grant.

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