The read
Critics rate it 25 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
Hector has been living on the motorways for years. His once comfortable family life has been replaced by a never-ending tour of service stations that offer him shelter, anonymity, washing facilities and food. The story follows his journey south from Scotland on his annual pilgrimage to a temporary Christmas shelter in London where he finds comfort, friendship and warmth. Over the course of his Homeric journey, Hector decides to reconnect with his long estranged past. As his previous life catches up with him, the story of how he came to be leading a marginal life begins to emerge.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Critics rate it 25 points higher than audiences do.
28 audience votes
Key crew
- Jake GavinWriter
- Jake GavinDirector
Cast
- Peter MullanHector McAdam
- Keith AllenJimbo
- Natalie GavinHazel
- Ewan StewartPeter
- Sarah SolemaniSara
- Laurie VentryDougie
- Stephen TompkinsonDerek
- Gina McKeeLizzie
- Sharon RooneyYoung Mother
- James TarpeyTed
- John CollearySol
- Christine TremarcoKate, Cafe Proprietor