Jarhead (2005)
Directed by Sam Mendes
A young Marine sniper trains in California and is shipped to the Saudi desert for the Gulf War, where months of waiting end in a brief march through Kuwait's burning oil fields.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Scout Sniper training≈ 00:08:00Camp Pendleton, CaliforniaStated on screen
Swofford is picked for sniper training and paired with Troy.
- 2Desert Shield camp≈ 00:28:00Desert of northeastern Saudi ArabiaStated on screen
The Marines drill, wait and fray in the empty desert.
- 3Kuwait–Saudi Arabia border≈ 01:15:00Inferred
- 4Highway of Death (Highway 80), Kuwait≈ 01:30:00Inferred
- 5Burning oil fields, Kuwait≈ 01:35:00Inferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 13,336 km
- Places
- 5
- Countries
- 3
- Stops
- 5
- Plane: 13,064 km
- On foot: 155 km
- Truck: 117 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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