Where They Went

Argo (2012)

Directed by Ben Affleck

When six American diplomats escape the 1979 storming of the US embassy in Tehran, a CIA exfiltration expert sets up a fake Hollywood film and flies into Iran to walk them out as a location-scouting crew.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1US Embassy, Tehran
    ≈ 00:04:00
    Stated on screen

    As protesters storm the embassy, six staff slip out a side door.

  2. 2Canadian ambassador's residence
    Tehran, Iran
    ≈ 00:12:00
    Stated on screen

    Ken Taylor hides the six in his home.

  3. 3State Department and CIA
    Washington, D.C.
    ≈ 00:15:00
    Stated on screen

    Mendez rejects the bad rescue plans and comes up with a fake science-fiction film.

  4. 4Hollywood
    Los Angeles, California
    ≈ 00:28:00
    Stated on screen

    With a makeup artist and a producer he sets up 'Argo' with a press read-through.

  5. 5Istanbul, Turkey
    ≈ 00:50:00
    Stated on screen

    Mendez stops over in Istanbul before entering Iran.

  6. 6Canadian ambassador's residence
    Tehran, Iran
    ≈ 00:56:00
    Stated on screen
  7. 7Grand Bazaar, Tehran
    ≈ 01:20:00
    Stated on screen
  8. 8Mehrabad Airport, Tehran
    ≈ 01:40:00
    Inferred
  9. 9CIA headquarters, Langley
    ≈ 01:52:00
    Inferred

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
26,938 km
Places
8
Countries
3
Stops
9
  • Plane: 23,229 km
  • Not shown: 3,692 km
  • Car: 13 km
  • On foot: 3.7 km

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

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