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Hector

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A wandering homeless man named Hector heads south to London for his annual pilgrimage to a Christmas shelter. Along the way, the story of how his comfortable life vanished into vagrancy emerges.
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Mark Kermode Observer (UK) Dec 13, 2015
4/5
The spirit of Ken Loach hangs over this surprisingly warm and rewardingly aware tale of homelessness at Christmas. Go to Full Review
Simon Crook Empire Magazine Dec 10, 2015
3/5
Mullan's exceptional, the film warm, unfussy and moving. Go to Full Review
Kate Muir The Times (UK) Dec 10, 2015
4/5
Hector is the best Christmas film out this year. Go to Full Review
Tom Cassidy Common Sense Media May 20, 2025
Family members resolving difficult emotions can be a slow path to forgiveness. In Hector, this path is hopeful but realistically complicated. Go to Full Review
Matthew Anderson CineVue Apr 8, 2019
4/5
Hector, a heartfelt road movie driven by a tremendous performance from Ken Loach regular Peter Mullan, is an assured debut feature from writer-director Jake Gavin. Go to Full Review
Jennifer Heaton Alternative Lens Nov 2, 2018
7/10
Mullan's heartfelt performance holds together the somewhat episodic narrative to create something certainly worthwhile. Go to Full Review
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Sep 12, 2021 An amazing film that keeps you captivated from the beginning. Wonderful performances by all the cast especially Peter Mullan and the hostel manager - Sarah Solemani. A must-see! See more Sep 5, 2021 Hector is homeless and is our protagoist here. He has no steady place to stay but he manage and get's around. When he needs to go to other cities he hitchhike and when and he has some true friends that he share some time with. Family matters is harder and the ones that should be close tend to keep him away, even if he is a gentle, sober guy. He is often misunderstood but has a very warm heart. Shot in UK, around many cities. Well acted and a nice story that's more sad than fun, but steadily good. I does not feel too legit or "real" as the guy seem a bit too steady and smart to live on the street. Otherwise there is not much wrong here, but nothing spectacular either. A solid, independent UK-flick. 7 out of 10 food fights. See more Dec 1, 2016 The spirit of Ken Loach hangs over this surprisingly warm and rewardingly aware tale of homelessness at Christmas. See more Nov 6, 2016 It's a gentle piece. Low conflict. Seems very realistic with sympathetic characters. True, it leaves a lot of threads hanging but is satisfying on a number of levels. See more Oct 30, 2016 Well told little film. Simple. Does not try too hard to do much of anything. But does it well enough, I guess. Certainly makes you feel very grateful to have a warm home to come back to See more Sep 24, 2016 Touching story about a homeless man on a pilgrimage to his favorite Christmas haunt. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A wandering homeless man named Hector heads south to London for his annual pilgrimage to a Christmas shelter. Along the way, the story of how his comfortable life vanished into vagrancy emerges.
Director
Jake Gavin
Producer
Stephen Malit
Screenwriter
Jake Gavin
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 4, 2017
Runtime
1h 27m
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