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The Salt Path

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THE SALT PATH is the profound true story of husband and wife, Raynor and Moth Winn's 630-mile trek along the beautiful but rugged Cornish, Devon and Dorset coastline. After being forcibly removed from their home, they make the desperate decision to walk in the hope that, in nature, they will find solace and a sense of acceptance. With depleted resources, only a tent and some essentials between them, every step along the path is a testament to their growing strength and determination. THE SALT PATH is a journey that is exhilarating, challenging, and liberating in equal measure. A portrayal of home, how it can be lost and rediscovered in the most unexpected ways.

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Kevin Maher The Times (UK) The muscular screenplay from Rebecca Lenkiewicz is impressive too, as she fillets out a lot of the preachy stuff in the book and performs a hefty structural rejig. What’s left is a movie that’s immediately one of the great British films... Rated: 4/5 Jun 4, 2025 Full Review Danny Leigh Financial Times A tale of desperate penury that offers famous faces, gorgeous scenery and artful uplift, made to be seen in a boutique cinema. Rated: 3/5 Jun 4, 2025 Full Review Clarisse Loughrey Independent (UK) Yet another pat story about how reconnecting with nature is good for the soul. Rated: 2/5 Jun 3, 2025 Full Review Alan Jones Radio Times Predictable to a fault and rather draggy as extraneous characters come and go with little effect, the creeping dullness is offset by the glorious landscapes and the hard-won, uplifting finale. Rated: 3/5 Jun 11, 2025 Full Review Leigh Paatsch Daily Telegraph (Australia) To be completely honest, if this movie was not adapted from a true story – Ray’s memoir of the epic trek was a bestseller in 2018 – then most viewers would rapidly lose interest in the protagonists’ low-key plight. Rated: 2.5/5 Jun 9, 2025 Full Review Daniel Hart Ready Steady Cut The film's authenticity in portraying the challenges of the hike and the couple's resilience is commendable. Jun 8, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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James H This was dire from the beginning. Very little dialogue, and what there was was mumbled incoherently or endlessly repetitive groaning (or snoring). The lighting is dreary. Identification with any of the characters was impossible. This has nothing to do with the stories in the press about the story, just frustration that I spent 2 hours that I won't get back watching it. Sorry. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/09/25 Full Review Sylvia M After The Observer article where neurologists confirm that he would either be under 24 hour care or dead by now and that the couple didn’t lose the house due to mortgage arrears, they had to repay £67,000 after a court case for embezzlement from the company she worked for, it will definitely tarnish the book but may have a knock on effect for the movie. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/08/25 Full Review Alex K 07 July 2025 This is an uplifting movie. Perfectly acted by all concerned. A true story which - as with most true stories - elevated the qualities if the actors and the characters portrayed. Agonising watching at times when things do genuinely seem hopeless. Some dimensions of life that really really matter are explored. Love, freedom, the false God that is celebrity and materialism and more. Anderson and Isaacs are outstanding and there is real screen chemistry twixt the two. Norris is only briefly present but superb as the monied, lonely and massively uptight singleton. I really identified with these two as I am a distace walker and know the South West well. If there was one criticism it would be the cinematography - too many very short sequences and and not really enough pondering of the seascape and landscape that eventually sets the characters free. That's a minor point. The film is great. A fantastic story with a remarkable outcome. Big hats off to the caste and crew. Wait a minute! On 08 July 2025 I discover tha the book is a lie. Revealed by the Observer newspaper - acting on a tip off - Moth and Ray Winn are actually Tim and Sally Walker, the latter being a fraudster and thief it seems. She had stolen large sums from her employer. In the film it portrayed an investment gone wrong - nothing of the sort. I'm angry about this as the premise of the film and my original joy was all false. The film was supposed to be an uplifting true tale - it's actually just a lie. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/09/25 Full Review Amanda S I’d read the book first so I’m always a little leery to watch a movie based on a book that I love so much but this exceeded my expectations Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/07/25 Full Review Steve W Apparently, according to an article in the Observer, this is untrue. In fact it goes on to say that it is riddled with lies. How can they get away with spreading untruths and make money from it. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/07/25 Full Review Audience Member So much was said with so little words Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/28/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis THE SALT PATH is the profound true story of husband and wife, Raynor and Moth Winn's 630-mile trek along the beautiful but rugged Cornish, Devon and Dorset coastline. After being forcibly removed from their home, they make the desperate decision to walk in the hope that, in nature, they will find solace and a sense of acceptance. With depleted resources, only a tent and some essentials between them, every step along the path is a testament to their growing strength and determination. THE SALT PATH is a journey that is exhilarating, challenging, and liberating in equal measure. A portrayal of home, how it can be lost and rediscovered in the most unexpected ways.
Director
Marianne Elliott
Producer
Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley, Lloyd Levin, Beatriz Levin, Thorsten Schumacher, Norman Merry, Kristin Irving, Peter Hampden
Screenwriter
Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Production Co
Lipsync Productions, BBC Film
Genre
Drama
Original Language
British English
Runtime
1h 55m