Where They Went

In the Mood for Love (2000)

Directed by Wong Kar-wai

In 1962 Hong Kong, two neighbours in a crowded rented building discover their spouses are having an affair; their own restrained bond follows them to Singapore and, years later, to Cambodia.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Neighbouring rented rooms
    Hong Kong
    ≈ 00:01:00
    Stated on screen

    Chow and Su move into neighbouring rooms the same day, meet on the stairs to the noodle stall and realise their spouses are lovers.

  2. 2Hotel room 2046
    Hong Kong
    ≈ 00:50:00
    Inferred

    Chow rents hotel room 2046 to write martial-arts serials, and Su joins him there to work on them.

  3. 3Singapore
    ≈ 01:10:00
    Stated on screen
  4. 4The old building, 1966
    Hong Kong
    ≈ 01:20:00
    Stated on screen
  5. 5Angkor Wat, Cambodia
    ≈ 01:28:00
    Stated on screen

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
6,644 km
Places
3
Countries
3
Stops
5
  • Not shown: 6,644 km

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

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