Film tip: The Salt Path is the coastal walk your soul needs

Film tip: The Salt Path is the coastal walk your soul needs

Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs lace up for an ode to wild walking and wilder love. Get ready for fresh sea air, British grit and a reminder that home is sometimes just the next cliff-top view.

 

Film details

 

What’s the vibe?

Picture a middle-aged couple who lose everything overnight: house, savings, stability. Instead of curling up, they shoulder rucksacks and start Britain’s 1,013-km South West Coast Path. It’s raw, windswept and gloriously un-Instagrammable. Along the way, they rediscover each other, confront mortality and prove that sometimes the only way out is along the cliff edge.

 

Trailer

Check out the trailer below.

 

Why you might like it

  • Eyes: sweeping drone shots of Cornwall’s craggy headlands and more coastal sunsets than you can count.

  • Heart: a marriage tested by illness and homelessness, delivered with Anderson-Isaacs chemistry that stings and soothes.

  • Mind: musings on consumerism, belonging and how nature can reboot even the most urban soul.

 

Scene to watch for

A storm-lashed night beneath a battered tarp when Moth finally confesses his deepest fear — and the sea answers with a thunderous, oddly comforting roar.

 

Recommended pairing

Swap the standard nachos for salted caramel bites (on-theme but cinema-friendly). After the credits, grab a takeaway hot chocolate and stroll the Maas riverfront; the briny breeze ties the whole journey together.

 

Need-to-knows

  • Language: English spoken, Dutch subtitles

  • Rating: AL (all ages)

Film tip: Black Dog — man's best friend bites back

Film tip: Black Dog — man's best friend bites back

Lang is fresh out of jail; Xin is a stray everyone fears. Together they prowl the Gobi in a Cannes-winning tale of grit and grace. Come for the dunes, stay for the doggo.

 

Film details

  • Premiere: 24 April 2025 (Rotterdam)

  • Director: Guan Hu

  • Runtime: 111 min

  • Where to watch: LantarenVensterKINO

  • Cast: Eddie Peng, Tong Liya, Jia Zhang-ke

  • Awards: Un Certain Regard Best Film & Palm Dog Grand Jury Prize, Cannes 2024

 

What’s the vibe?

A neo-Western wrapped in a slow-burn buddy film: broad desert vistas, junk-yard motorcycles and the odd bark echoing off weather-beaten corrugated iron. It’s dusty, dangerous and strangely tender.

 

Trailer

 

Why you might like it

  • Eyes: sweeping Gobi landscapes captured in golden-hour long shots.

  • Heart: a silent man–dog friendship that hits harder than most rom-com finales.

  • Mind: sly digs at pre-Olympic boomtown bravado and the souls left behind.

 

Scene to watch for

A midnight motorbike sprint: Lang throttles through a sandstorm while Xin keeps pace, lit only by the head-lamp beam — pure cinematic adrenaline.

 

Recommended pairing

Crack open salty sunflower seeds and sip hot jasmine tea; the crunch and warmth match the film’s mix of harshness and hope.

 

Need-to-knows

  • Spoken Mandarin; English & Dutch subtitles

  • Age rating: 12 (brief violence and strong language)

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