Within the face of unimaginable adversity, Jason Isaacs and Gillian Anderson proceed to shuffle one foot in entrance of the opposite within the debut trailer for The Salt Path. Primarily based on Raynor Winn’s memoir of the identical identify, the movie follows the unbelievable true story of a pair who – with their backs up in opposition to the wall – caught collectively and launched into a 630-mile journey by foot alongside the South West Coast Path. Helmed by Marianne Elliott, in what marks the filmmaker’s feature-length directorial debut, the film is a testomony to the human spirit, and judging by the trailer alone, it’ll go away audiences in floods of tears when it arrives in U.Okay. and Irish cinemas on April 25, 2025.
From the opening scene alone, it’s clear that The Salt Path won’t solely inform the story of Raynor (Isaacs) and Moth Winn’s (Anderson) trek throughout the miles-long scenic path, however it would transport audiences by means of sweeping cinematography. In it, we meet a pair who’ve been pushed into homelessness and – on prime of that – are additionally dealing with a troubling well being prognosis. With nothing left to lose, they determine to go on the journey of a lifetime and stroll the coastal path for so far as it would carry them. Alongside the best way, they’ll face the truth of Raynor’s sickness and battle the weather, all whereas discovering that there’s loads of peace in letting go.
Jason Isaacs’ Journey with Moth Winn
Earlier this 12 months, Collider’s Maggie Lovitt caught up with Isaacs to speak about his work on The Salt Path. At first, the Harry Potter alum needed to make sure that audiences knew simply how actual the Winn’s story was. “He’s not a personality, he’s an actual man,” Isaacs stated,
“These actual folks went by means of a unprecedented time. They misplaced all the things. They misplaced their home and their cash. In the identical week that they unexpectedly misplaced all the things they owned, together with the house the place their children have been rising up – the children have been away at school however nonetheless children, and there was nowhere to return dwelling to – they went to the physician to see about this persistent ache. He’d fallen by means of the roof of a barn – they have been farmers – and the physician stated, ‘Oh no, it’s not arthritis. It’s a deadly neurological situation, and also you don’t have very lengthy to stay.’”
In the case of the love and relationship shared between the married couple, Isaacs stated that he believed that’s the movie’s magnificence because it’s core, explaining,
“Once you see the 2 of them collectively, they’re so devoted to one another. They have been collectively since they have been youngsters. The truth that they misplaced all the things and partly blamed one another for it for some time, and have been battling in opposition to the worst issues that nature can throw at you, stripped them right down to their naked core, who they have been with all the things misplaced. Who they have been, have been individuals who had love at their core.
So what I took away from it, I suppose, is that not one of the stuff we have now round us, not one of the issues we predict we would like, depend.
What actually counts when it is all gone is who we’re there for, and who’s there for us.”
The Salt Path premieres in UK and Irish theaters on April 25, 2025.
