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Sony Withdraws From U.S. Distribution for Salt Path

8/19/2026

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Sony withdrew from a U.S. distribution deal for Salt Path after the Observer alleged the memoir was fabricated.
Rialto Distribution will release the film in the United States and Canada on 4 September, moving the date from 22 May.
The movie earned £7.6 million in the UK, while author Raynor Winn denied the allegations as “grotesquely unfair.”

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Sony withdrew from a U.S. distribution deal for Salt Path after the Observer alleged the memoir was fabricated.
Rialto Distribution will release the film in the United States and Canada on 4 September, moving the date from 22 May.
The movie earned £7.6 million in the UK, while author Raynor Winn denied the allegations as “grotesquely unfair.”