Goodbye Solo (2008)
Directed by Ramin Bahrani
A Senegalese cab driver in Winston-Salem befriends an old man who has paid him for a one-way ride to the windy peak of Blowing Rock.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Solo's taxi≈ 00:01:00Winston-Salem, North CarolinaStated on screen
William offers Solo $1,000 for a one-way ride in two weeks, and Solo starts to keep an eye on him.
- 2Motel and Solo's family≈ 00:30:00Winston-Salem, North CarolinaInferred
Solo moves into William's motel and brings him into his family life to change his mind.
- 3The Blowing Rock, North Carolina≈ 01:15:00Stated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 129 km
- Places
- 2
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 3
- Car: 129 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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