The Salt Path

A portrayal of home, and what it means to lose it

THE SALT PATH is the 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 just walk. A tent was now home. Two backpacks their worldly goods.

I’d read the book so knew what to expect. Yet I left the cinema feeling profoundly sad. It took me a while to work out why. With a little help from the film’s producer, director, and actress Gillian Anderson.