Where They Went

Before Snowfall (2013)

Directed by Hisham Zaman

A Kurdish teenager leaves his village in Iraqi Kurdistan to track down his runaway sister, a journey that takes him through Istanbul and Germany to Norway.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Home village
    Iraqi Kurdistan
    ≈ 00:02:00
    Stated on screen

    When his sister flees her wedding, Siyar, now head of the family, sets out to find her.

  2. 2Istanbul, Turkey
    ≈ 00:20:00
    Stated on screen

    In Istanbul he meets Evin, a homeless girl who joins him without knowing his purpose.

  3. 3Berlin, Germany
    ≈ 00:55:00
    Stated on screen
  4. 4Oslo, Norway
    ≈ 01:20:00
    Stated on screen

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
3,986 km
Places
4
Countries
4
Stops
4
  • Not shown: 3,986 km

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

Spotted a mistake?

Every journey is checked against the film, but we can still get things wrong.