Cold War (2018)
Directed by Paweł Pawlikowski
Across fifteen years of the Cold War, a pianist and a singer from a Polish folk ensemble keep losing and finding each other in Poland, East Berlin, Paris and Yugoslavia.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Villages, recording folk songs≈ 00:01:00PolandInferred
Wiktor travels the countryside recording folk music for a new state ensemble.
- 2Mazurek ensemble's manor house (fictional)≈ 00:05:00InferredFictional
At the ensemble's manor, Wiktor auditions Zula and they begin an affair.
- 3East Berlin≈ 00:25:00Berlin, GermanyStated on screen
On tour, Wiktor crosses into the West alone after Zula fails to meet him.
- 4Jazz club≈ 00:32:00Paris, FranceStated on screen
Years later Zula finds Wiktor playing in a Paris jazz club.
- 5Theatre in Yugoslavia≈ 00:40:00Split, CroatiaInferred
- 6Wiktor's flat and studio≈ 00:44:00Paris, FranceStated on screen
- 7Labour camp≈ 01:05:00PolandInferred
- 8Ruined church in the countryside≈ 01:15:00PolandInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 5,215 km
- Places
- 5
- Countries
- 4
- Stops
- 8
- Not shown: 3,878 km
- Train: 1,234 km
- Truck: 103 km
- Bus: 0.0 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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