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11/12/2015 Drama 1h 27m
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A little bit of hope can go a long way

Overview

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 His once comfortable family life has been replaced by a never-ending tour of service stations that offer him shelter, anonymity, washing facilities and food.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.

  1. Jake Gavin

    Writer, Director

Top billed cast

  1. Peter Mullan

    Hector McAdam

  2. Keith Allen

    Jimbo

  3. Natalie Gavin

    Hazel

  4. Ewan Stewart

    Peter

  5. Sarah Solemani

    Sara

  6. Laurie Ventry

    Dougie

  7. Stephen Tompkinson

    Derek

  8. Gina McKee

    Lizzie

  9. Sharon Rooney

    Young Mother

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Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn
Written by Peter McGinn on 2021-01-30
Hector is a quiet film, cautiously paced, which is to say if you require explosions, sex or violence to keep you alert, have a pillow handy. We follow the homeless Hector, but he isn’t the living in a box under the overpass kind of homeless. He keeps on the move, at least in the time covered by this movie, as he walks and hitchhikes his way from Glasgow, Scotland south to London for a Christmas shelter stay that seems to be a tradition for him.

Perhaps due to a medical condition that arises, he chooses this migration to try to reconnect to his siblings. They don’t appreciate it. His bro...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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