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A wandering homeless man named Hector heads south to London for his annual pilgrimage to a Christmas shelter. Along the way, the story of how his comfortable life vanished into vagrancy emerges.
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Mark Kermode Observer (UK) The spirit of Ken Loach hangs over this surprisingly warm and rewardingly aware tale of homelessness at Christmas. Rated: 4/5 Dec 13, 2015 Full Review Simon Crook Empire Magazine Mullan's exceptional, the film warm, unfussy and moving. Rated: 3/5 Dec 10, 2015 Full Review Kate Muir Times (UK) Hector is the best Christmas film out this year. Rated: 4/5 Dec 10, 2015 Full Review Matthew Anderson CineVue Hector, a heartfelt road movie driven by a tremendous performance from Ken Loach regular Peter Mullan, is an assured debut feature from writer-director Jake Gavin. Rated: 4/5 Apr 8, 2019 Full Review Jennifer Heaton Alternative Lens Mullan's heartfelt performance holds together the somewhat episodic narrative to create something certainly worthwhile. Rated: 7/10 Nov 2, 2018 Full Review Rosalynn Try-Hane Battle Royale With Cheese Hector is a timely reminder of the precarious nature of life and how easily everything can be lost in a moment: it is easy to fall out with life. Aug 21, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member An amazing film that keeps you captivated from the beginning. Wonderful performances by all the cast especially Peter Mullan and the hostel manager - Sarah Solemani. A must-see! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Hector is homeless and is our protagoist here. He has no steady place to stay but he manage and get's around. When he needs to go to other cities he hitchhike and when and he has some true friends that he share some time with. Family matters is harder and the ones that should be close tend to keep him away, even if he is a gentle, sober guy. He is often misunderstood but has a very warm heart. Shot in UK, around many cities. Well acted and a nice story that's more sad than fun, but steadily good. I does not feel too legit or "real" as the guy seem a bit too steady and smart to live on the street. Otherwise there is not much wrong here, but nothing spectacular either. A solid, independent UK-flick. 7 out of 10 food fights. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member The spirit of Ken Loach hangs over this surprisingly warm and rewardingly aware tale of homelessness at Christmas. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member It's a gentle piece. Low conflict. Seems very realistic with sympathetic characters. True, it leaves a lot of threads hanging but is satisfying on a number of levels. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Well told little film. Simple. Does not try too hard to do much of anything. But does it well enough, I guess. Certainly makes you feel very grateful to have a warm home to come back to Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Touching story about a homeless man on a pilgrimage to his favorite Christmas haunt. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A wandering homeless man named Hector heads south to London for his annual pilgrimage to a Christmas shelter. Along the way, the story of how his comfortable life vanished into vagrancy emerges.
Director
Jake Gavin
Producer
Stephen Malit
Screenwriter
Jake Gavin
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 4, 2017
Runtime
1h 27m
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