Luca (2021)
Directed by Enrico Casarosa
A young sea monster from the waters off the Italian Riviera discovers he turns human on dry land and spends a summer in a fishing town dreaming of a Vespa.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Ligurian Sea, off the Cinque Terre≈ 00:02:00Inferred
Luca herds goatfish on the seabed and is warned never to go near the surface.
- 2Alberto's tower≈ 00:10:00Alberto's island (fictional)Stated on screenFictional
Alberto shows him how to walk on land, and the two build a homemade Vespa at his island tower.
- 3Portorosso, Italy (fictional)≈ 00:25:00Stated on screenFictional
In Portorosso they meet Giulia and train for the town's triathlon to win money for a Vespa.
- 4Portorosso Cup≈ 01:12:00Portorosso, Italy (fictional)Stated on screenFictional
- 5Railway station≈ 01:27:00Portorosso, Italy (fictional)Stated on screenFictional
- 6Genoa, Italy≈ 01:31:00Stated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 72 km
- Places
- 4
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 6
- Train: 63 km
- Swimming: 8.9 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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