The Salt Path (film)

The Salt Path is an upcoming British film, directed by Marianne Elliott (in her feature directorial debut). The screenplay is by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, who based it on the memoir of the same name by Raynor Winn. Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs are set to star.

Synopsis
A married couple receive a bad health diagnosis and are left homeless after legal trouble, so embark on the 630 miles South West Coast Path, the longest uninterrupted path in England, from Minehead to Poole around the coast of Devon, Cornwall, and Dorset.

Cast

 * Gillian Anderson as Raynor Winn
 * Jason Isaacs as Moth Winn
 * James Lance as Grant
 * Hermione Norris as Polly

Production
In 2023, 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. In July 2023, James Lance and Hermione Norris joined the cast.

Filming
Filming took place in Chepstow in Monmouthshire, and in Aust, Gloucestershire, in June 2023. Filming also happened on East Head at West Wittering.





Principal photography started in Somerset in July 2023; filming locations included Minehead and Hartland Quay in Devon.