Synopsis

Based on the memoir by Raynor Winn, this is the story of how she and her ailing husband Moth (played by Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs) set out on a 630-mile trek along the Cornish, Devon and Dorset coastline. After being evicted 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.
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Critics Views

“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…” 
The Times

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

“The Salt Path is both beautiful and emotional, while avoiding being syrupy sweet.”
The Sun

Film Rating

IMDb
 Critics: 49%  Audience 68%

Rotten Tomatoes
Critics positive review 84%   Audience Liked It 59%

 Stockbridge Audience Score: 68%

Audience Comments

Spectacular scenery, beautiful sound and well acted but rather unbelievable and over romanticised at times.
Hard to hear some of the dialogue being spoken softly or whispered. However, putting controversy aside, the film stands alone as a good drama with beautiful cinematography. Puzzling screen format change a quarter of the way in. Why not widescreen from the outset?
Lovely scenery but a bit tedious and over-long
Quite drawn out.
Beautiful photography and well acted.
Powerful story, if not entirely true
Some great chevron and recumbent folds and thrusts and acting was pretty good – story a little thin..
Well acted, beautiful scenery, bleak and boring in parts but thank goodness for a happy ending!
Not nearly as good as the book and it seemed to finish rather suddenly before they got to Landsend!
Far too much time rolling around together in the text!
Excellent acting and beautiful photography. Sensibly, the film didn’t dwell too much on the reasons for the walk and managed to condense and portray the essence of what is a long and very detailed story.
Preferred the book
We enjoyed the good acting, the background of a true story, the genuine scenery and hearing about the fact that Moth, ‘cleared his head’ and felt better for not taking the medication.  There were several avenues of thought which the producer could have explored but tantalisingly left hanging.However some things did not seem believable even given that the film was only ‘based on’ the book: for example, the couple seemed to walk through the same woods twice at different points on the journey, the same man with his dog also appeared twice in the film at different points on the journey and the fact that Moth limped so much after 5 miles but finished hundreds of miles later in no worse, or even better, state. But the reservations about credibility did not detract from a very enjoyable evening.”
I enjoyed the film allowing for the controversy over their story. Beautiful scenery bringing back lots of memories for me as I have walked the whole 630 mile SWCP twice!
Beautiful portrayal of what really is important in life. Health, family, nature, the present and gratitude.
Enjoyed the story and the scenery
Kept to the book quite well – fine acting – excellent scenic shots though rather a lot of ‘seas’ – pity it’s been tainted with the negative publicity.
It seemed rather long for the plot
Too many windy tent interiors, poor sound and lots of padding ! Lovely scenery though!
Very professional acting and cinematography however I felt like leaving and didn’t really enjoy the film. I was glad it ended well for them but the coast was too steep and rugged for me as was the film really …
Dialogue very indistinct. Lovely scenery, not much detail of their trip – book better.
Nice scenery, inaudible dialogue