O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Directed by Joel Coen
Three escaped convicts wander across 1930s Mississippi toward buried treasure in a valley that is about to be flooded, picking up a blues guitarist and a hit record on the way.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Chain gang≈ 00:02:00MississippiStated on screen
Chained together, the three escape from a work gang and get a prophecy from a blind man on a handcar.
- 2Wash Hogwallop's farm≈ 00:08:00MississippiInferred
Pete's cousin frees them from their chains, then betrays them; his son drives them out of the burning barn.
- 3River baptism≈ 00:17:00MississippiInferred
Pete and Delmar are baptized in a river.
- 4Radio station≈ 00:22:00Tishomingo, MississippiStated on screen
With Tommy Johnson, they record a song as the Soggy Bottom Boys.
- 5Bank≈ 00:28:00Itta Bena, MississippiInferred
Baby Face Nelson picks them up and robs a bank.
- 6Ithaca, Mississippi≈ 00:55:00Stated on screenFictional
- 7Klan rally≈ 01:12:00Ithaca, MississippiInferredFictional
- 8Campaign gala≈ 01:22:00Ithaca, MississippiStated on screenFictional
- 9Everett's cabin in the valley≈ 01:32:00Ithaca, MississippiInferredFictional
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 593 km
- Places
- 4
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 9
- Car: 490 km
- Not shown: 103 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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