
Same Kind of Different as Me(2017)
International art dealer Ron Hall must befriend a dangerous homeless man in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife, a woman whose dreams will lead all three of them on the journey of their lives.


“Life. One step at a time.”
A couple lose their home and later discover the husband has been diagnosed with a terminal illness as they embark on a year long coastal trek.

Gillian Anderson
Raynor Winn

Jason Isaacs
Moth Winn

James Lance
Grant

Hermione Norris
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Rebecca Ineson
Rowan Winn

Tucker St Ivany
Tom Winn

Denis Lill
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Angus Wright
Doctor Shaw

Georgia Henshaw
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Pippa Hinchley
Ice Cream Seller
The Salt Path is a drama film released in 2025 exploring themes of walking, crisis, marriage, homelessness, based on memoir or autobiography, coastline. Directed by Marianne Elliott, it stars Gillian Anderson, Jason Isaacs, James Lance. A couple lose their home and later discover the husband has been diagnosed with a terminal illness as they embark on a year long coastal trek.
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