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 His once comfortable family life has been replaced by a never-ending tour of service stations that offer him shelter, anonymity, washing facilities and food.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.
Acting
Peter Mullan's face tells entire backstories without dialogue.
Writing
Service station poetry—finding beauty in fluorescent lights.
Director
Jake Gavin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Jake Gavin based Hector on real outreach work with homeless communities; the film was developed with actual shelter organizations to avoid poverty tourism.
The Christmas shelter scenes were filmed at real locations with actual service users as extras—Mullan reportedly refused separate catering to eat with everyone on set.
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