Project Detail

Hector (aka Hec McAdam)

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 His once comfortable family life has been replaced by a never-ending tour of service stations that offer him shelter, anonymity, washing facilities and food passed the sell-by date.
He journeys 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.
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2015 - World premiere

Details

Year: 2015
Type of project: Features
Running time: 87 mins
Director: Jake Gavin 1st Feature
Producer: Stephen Malit
Executive Producer: Ahmad Ahmadzadeh, Nicky Kentish Barnes, Kirsty Bell, Kate McCreery
Editor: Guy Bensley
Screenwriter: Jake Gavin
Director of Photography: David Raedeker
Production Designer: Byron Broadbent
Sound: Ben Young
Composer: Emily Barker
Principal cast: Peter Mullan, Gina McKee, Stephen Tompkinson, Keith Allen, Natalie Gavin, Sarah Solemani, Ewan Stewart, Laurie Ventry