Where They Went

Abominable (2019)

Directed by Jill Culton

A Shanghai teenager finds a young yeti on her roof and, with two friends, smuggles him across China to his home on Mount Everest, chased by the company that captured him.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Shanghai, China
    ≈ 00:01:00
    Stated on screen

    The escaped yeti hides on Yi's rooftop; when his captors come with helicopters, the friends flee with him past the Oriental Pearl Tower.

  2. 2Leshan Giant Buddha, Sichuan
    ≈ 00:40:00
    Inferred

    At the giant cliff-carved Buddha, Yi plays her violin and Everest's magic lights up the scene.

  3. 3Gobi Desert
    ≈ 00:55:00
    Inferred
  4. 4Mount Everest
    ≈ 01:20:00
    Stated on screen
  5. 5Shanghai, China
    ≈ 01:30:00
    Inferred

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
8,908 km
Places
4
Countries
3
Stops
5
  • Not shown: 4,898 km
  • On foot: 2,304 km
  • Boat: 1,706 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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