Nomadland (2020)
Directed by Chloé Zhao
After her company town in Nevada shuts down, a widow takes to the road in her van, following seasonal work and the nomad community from the Arizona desert to the Dakota badlands and the California coast.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Empire, Nevada≈ 00:01:00Stated on screen
Fern packs up her life in the shuttered gypsum town.
- 2Amazon warehouse≈ 00:05:00Fernley, NevadaInferred
She works the seasonal rush at an Amazon fulfilment centre.
- 3Desert rendezvous≈ 00:20:00Quartzsite, ArizonaInferred
At a desert gathering of nomads, she learns how to live on the road.
- 4Campground≈ 00:50:00Cedar Pass, Badlands National ParkStated on screen
She works as a camp host and meets Dave.
- 5Wall Drug≈ 01:00:00Wall, South DakotaStated on screen
She and Dave work in the restaurant.
- 6Sugar beet harvest≈ 01:05:00NebraskaInferred
- 7Dolly's house≈ 01:10:00CaliforniaInferred
- 8Dave's son's house≈ 01:20:00Point Arena, CaliforniaInferred
- 9Empire, Nevada≈ 01:40:00Stated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 5,435 km
- Places
- 8
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 9
- Car: 3,630 km
- Not shown: 1,805 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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