Hector (2015)
Directed by Jake Gavin
A homeless Scot hitchhikes south on his yearly journey from Scotland to a Christmas shelter in London, stopping in Glasgow, Newcastle and Liverpool and trying to reconnect with the family he walked away from.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Roadside services≈ 00:01:00ScotlandInferred
Hector and his homeless friends are handed new jackets by a stranger before he sets off on his annual Christmas trek.
- 2Hospital≈ 00:06:00Glasgow, ScotlandStated on screen
At a hospital appointment he is given a date for an operation, and an old acquaintance tells him his brother has been looking for him.
- 3His sister's house≈ 00:20:00Newcastle upon Tyne, EnglandStated on screen
He tries to see his sister after fifteen years, but her husband turns him away and he says he will be at a London shelter for Christmas.
- 4Motorway service station≈ 00:30:00Northern EnglandInferred
- 5Church and café≈ 00:40:00Liverpool, EnglandStated on screen
- 6Christmas shelter≈ 00:50:00London, EnglandStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 749 km
- Places
- 6
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 6
- Not shown: 396 km
- Car: 353 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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