Happy Together (1997)
Directed by Wong Kar-wai
Two lovers from Hong Kong head to Argentina hoping to see the Iguazú Falls, break up and drift around Buenos Aires, and one of them finally makes his way home by way of Taipei.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1On the road to the falls≈ 00:03:00Misiones Province, ArgentinaInferred
Lost and arguing on the road north with a broken-down car, the couple split before ever reaching the falls.
- 2Buenos Aires, Argentina≈ 00:08:00Stated on screen
Yiu-fai works as a tango-bar doorman and a cook, nurses an injured Po-wing in a cramped room, and befriends his Taiwanese coworker Chang.
- 3Lighthouse at the end of the world≈ 01:10:00Ushuaia, ArgentinaStated on screen
- 4Iguazú Falls, Argentina≈ 01:22:00Stated on screen
- 5Chang family stall≈ 01:28:00Taipei, TaiwanStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 23,945 km
- Places
- 5
- Countries
- 2
- Stops
- 5
- Plane: 19,607 km
- Not shown: 4,339 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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