The Salt Path (film)

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The Salt Path
Directed by Marianne Elliott
Screenplay by Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Based on The Salt Path by Raynor Winn
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Hélène Louvart
Production
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Distributed by Black Bear UK
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Salt Path is an upcoming British film directed by Marianne Elliott in her feature directorial debut, from a screenplay by Rebecca Lenkiewicz. It is based on the memoir of the same name by Raynor Winn. Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs will star.

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Synopsis

A married couple receive a bad health diagnosis and are left homeless after legal trouble, so embark on the 630-mile (1,010 km) South West Coast Path, the longest uninterrupted path in England, from Minehead to Poole around the coast of Devon, Cornwall, and Dorset. [1]

Cast

Production

In May 2023, it was revealed that Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs were cast in an adaptation of the memoir The Salt Path to be directed by Marianne Elliott in her feature directorial debut. The film is written by Rebecca Lenkiewicz for Number 9 Films. Producers of the movie are Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley, Lloyd Levin, and Beatriz Levin, with BBC Film and Lipsync Productions financing and Black Bear Pictures acquiring UK distribution rights. [2] [3] In July 2023, James Lance and Hermione Norris joined the cast. [4]

Filming

Filming was reported to have taken place in Chepstow in Monmouthshire, and in Aust, Gloucestershire, in June 2023. [5] Filming also happened on East Head at West Wittering

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The Salt Path film set at East Head on West Wittering
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The Salt Path film set at East Head on West Wittering

Principal photography started in Somerset in July 2023, filming locations included Minehead and Hartland Quay in Devon. [6]

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