Where They Went

Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Directed by Wes Anderson

In 1965 two twelve-year-olds run away together across a small New England island, followed by Khaki Scouts, her parents and the island's lone policeman, while a hurricane approaches.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Summer's End
    New Penzance island (fictional)
    ≈ 00:01:00
    Stated on screenFictional

    Suzy watches the world through binoculars from her family's lighthouse home.

  2. 1Camp Ivanhoe
    New Penzance island (fictional)
    ≈ 00:04:00
    Stated on screenFictional

    Scout Master Ward finds Sam gone from Camp Ivanhoe and calls Captain Sharp.

  3. 2Meadow
    New Penzance island (fictional)
    ≈ 00:15:00
    InferredFictional

    The two meet in a meadow and set off together along an old migration trail.

  4. 3Mile 3.25 Tidal Inlet
    New Penzance island (fictional)
    ≈ 00:28:00
    Stated on screenFictional

    They camp at a cove they name Moonrise Kingdom, where the adults catch up with them.

  5. 4St. Jack Wood Island (fictional)
    ≈ 01:00:00
    Stated on screenFictional
  6. 5St. Jack's Church
    New Penzance island (fictional)
    ≈ 01:15:00
    Stated on screenFictional

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
42 km
Places
2
Countries
1
Stops
6
  • Boat: 42 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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