The Salt Path

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The Salt Path

2024

1h 55m

Drama

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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.

Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Oct 8

There’s something of the generosity of spirit and gentle humour of David Lynch’s The Straight Story in this celebration of the kindness of strangers, endurance of the spirit and the healing power of the wild.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Jun 4

4/5

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...

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

Jun 4

3/5

A tale of desperate penury that offers famous faces, gorgeous scenery and artful uplift, made to be seen in a boutique cinema.

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Alan Jones

Radio Times

Jun 11

3/5

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.

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Leigh Paatsch

Daily Telegraph (Australia)

Jun 9

2.5/5

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.

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Daniel Hart

Ready Steady Cut

Jun 8

The film's authenticity in portraying the challenges of the hike and the couple's resilience is commendable.

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Javed A

Jan 1

After watching the documentary that feel any sympathy for the characters a film based on fraud and deception

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Andy R

@Robbo260 Dec 28

With or without the Facts of the so called Winns, this film fails to get off the ground, fails to dig deeply anywhere and virtually skirts over everything, strangely vague. On a factual basis they were seen on the coastal path walking in the wrong direction, along with incorrect mileages and time scales. All in all, shallow without depth and largely incorrect on many fronts.

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Peter K

Dec 27

What a load of crap. Slow, plodding, uneventful, unbelievable hardship given there is an ice cream van every 3miles . Death inevitable if free pasties denied.acting so wooden you’d have to be lost in a Canadian forest to find more wood! Bad, bad bad bad bad, rubbish!

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Sum Z

@Sumyz Dec 23

The film is beautifully shot, and it features a superb performance. You could feel the struggle of walking through harsh weather, camping in tents, and the stark contrast between human kindness and meanness. My favorite scene was when Ray was so hungry that she watched someone eat a hot meal and mimicked it. Very touching. I do feel the film could have been tightened earlier; it felt a bit longer than it needed to be.

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Steve B

@Semichilled Dec 17

Having read and loved the book many times, the disappointment and deceit I felt having learnt the theft, lies and dishonesty of the two main characters have left me broken. They lied, stole money from beautiful caring people and then made out they were let down by a untrue investment is unforgivable. Please read The Observer investigation into these rats. Duped so many good people. I hope one day they are faced with their deceit.

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Runa R

Oct 16

The most fascinating thing about watching this film is knowing that everything is true and actually happened to these two people. The film gives a clear sense of how harsh life can be for someone walking in the wilderness. It left me a little unsatisfied, as it doesn’t go very deep and provides little information.

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Raynor Winn

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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
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)