Babel (2006)
Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
A rifle shot fired by two goatherd boys in the Moroccan hills sets off connected crises for an American couple near Tazzarine, their Mexican nanny on a trip to Tijuana and a deaf teenager in Tokyo.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Abdullah's goats in the hills≈ 00:02:00Tazzarine, MoroccoInferred
Herding goats, the two brothers test their father's new rifle by shooting at a tour bus on the road below.
- 1Jones family home≈ 00:10:00San Diego, CaliforniaStated on screen
With no one to watch the couple's children, Amelia takes them along to her son's wedding in Mexico.
- 1Volleyball, dentist and park≈ 00:20:00Tokyo, JapanInferred
A deaf teenager, Chieko, acts out against her isolation at a volleyball game, a dentist and a club.
- 2Tour bus on the road≈ 00:08:00Tazzarine, MoroccoInferred
A shot through the window badly wounds Susan.
- 3Anwar's village≈ 00:15:00Tazzarine, MoroccoStated on screen
- 3Wedding near Tijuana≈ 00:30:00Tijuana, MexicoStated on screen
The children join the all-night wedding party in a village outside Tijuana.
- 4Rocky hillside≈ 01:30:00Tazzarine, MoroccoInferred
- 4Desert near the US–Mexico border, California≈ 01:15:00Inferred
- 4Apartment balcony≈ 01:50:00Tokyo, JapanInferred
- 5Hospital≈ 01:50:00Casablanca, MoroccoStated on screen
- 5Deported at the border≈ 02:05:00Tijuana, MexicoInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 549 km
- Places
- 6
- Countries
- 4
- Stops
- 11
- Helicopter: 364 km
- Car: 105 km
- Not shown: 80 km
- Bus: 0.0 km
- On foot: 0.0 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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