Principal photography will begin in early June on The Salt Path, based on Raynor Winn’s global bestselling memoir. Starring two-time Emmy award-winning actress Gillian Anderson (The Crown, Sex Education) and multi-award winning actor Jason Isaacs (The Harry Potter films, The Death of Stalin). The project, adapted by BAFTA award nominee Rebecca Lenkiewicz (She Said, Small Axe) will be the directorial feature film debut of acclaimed Tony and Olivier award-winning theatre director Marianne Elliott (Company, War Horse).
The film will tell the profound 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 keep walking in the hope that, in nature, they will find solace and a sense of acceptance. With depleted resources and only a tent and the bare essentials between them, every step along the path is a testament to their growing strength and determination.
The Salt Path is produced by Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley for Number 9 Films (Living, Carol) and Lloyd Levin and Beatriz Levin for Shadowplay Features (The Mauritanian, Da 5 Bloods). Executive producers are Chris Harper and Nick Sidi for Elliott & Harper Productions (Company, Death of a Salesman), Kristin Irving (Club Zero, Rye Lane) for BBC Film, Norman Merry and Peter Hampden (Typist Artist Pirate King, Living) for LipSync Productions and Thorsten Schumacher for Rocket Science(Living, All Quiet on the Western Front). The film was developed with support from BBC Film and financed by BBC Film and Lipsync.
