Salt on Our Skin

The story opens in the 1950s as George, a vivacious young woman, spends a summer in France and Scotland. Over the ensuing decades, she becomes an academic and feminist activist, while her romance with Gavin endures across multiple reunions and relocations. The narrative returns to the present after Gavin's death, using flashbacks to trace how time reshaped their lives and choices.

The narrative moves across a Scottish seaside setting and the cultural milieu of Paris, with later sequences in London, Montreal and Quebec. It includes a Caribbean escape to Saint Thomas and a church setting in Florida, grounding the romance in diverse landscapes. The memory-driven plot also nods to a cave by the sea where the lovers find privacy, and to the Sorbonne where George pursues her studies.

❤️ Love Across Borders

Romance crosses national and cultural boundaries, linking a Scottish-French protagonist to a fisherman across continents. The affair navigates social expectations, geographic distance, and shifting life goals. The relationship endures through years, only to be reframed by memory and the events that follow.

🧭 Identity & Choice

George chooses intellectual and personal development over traditional domestic life, shaping who she becomes. The film tracks how personal identity and life ambitions influence romantic decisions and long-term loyalties. Time tests these choices, revealing the trade-offs between love and self-fulfillment.

📚 Feminism & Intellect

George evolves into a feminist writer and academic, situating her romance within a broader context of women's study and activism. Ellen, a fellow writer, helps anchor feminist discourse in the narrative. The interplay between romance and intellectual pursuit highlights women's aspirations beyond conventional roles.

🕊️ Memory, Mortality & Regret

The film relies on flashbacks to blend past and present, culminating in Gavin's death and a letter that crystallizes enduring memory. The emotional core centers on what remains after time moves on, and how love survives in memory and written words.