Le Havre (2011)
Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
A shoeshiner in the port of Le Havre hides an African boy who has escaped from a shipping container, travels to Calais to find the boy's grandfather and rallies his neighbours to get him across the Channel to his mother in London.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Shipping container at the port≈ 00:06:00Le Havre, FranceStated on screen
Police open a container full of African refugees, and the boy Idrissa runs off.
- 2Marcel's house and the local bar≈ 00:12:00Le Havre, FranceStated on screen
Marcel takes Idrissa in just as his wife Arletty is taken to hospital.
- 3Refugee camp and detention centre≈ 00:40:00Calais, FranceStated on screen
Marcel goes to Calais and finds Idrissa's grandfather in detention, learning the boy's mother is in London.
- 4The neighbourhood hides Idrissa≈ 00:50:00Le Havre, FranceInferred
- 5Fishing boat bound for England≈ 01:20:00Le Havre, FranceInferred
- 6Arletty's hospital≈ 01:28:00Le Havre, FranceInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 409 km
- Places
- 2
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 6
- Not shown: 409 km
- On foot: 0.0 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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