Year: 2026
Director: Tom Nicoll
Writer: Tom Nicoll
Producers: Dom Riley, Tom Nicoll, Scott Trotter, Sophie Chater
Executive Producers: Kieran Hannigan, Catherine Bray
Production Company: Lane Films
Main Cast: Liam Harkins, Stephen McMillan, Kathleen McDermott, Conor McCarron
Screen Scotland support: The film accessed £45,000 through Screen Scotland’s Production Growth Fund
Synopsis
A tenacious aspiring guru must go to extreme measures to pay off the debts he’s accrued from trying, and failing, to set up an online life-coaching business in a post-industrial Scottish town.
Exploring the world of male influencer culture and how it might be affecting the young men who come into its orbit, Salvation blends mounting tension, dark comedy and a forensic focus on its protagonist to explore the very modern story of a delusional life coach spiraling out of control.
More information
Premiere: Salvation will have its World Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September 2026.
Filming locations: Salvation shot on location around Greenock.
Image credits: Stills courtesy of Lane Films