Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
Directed by Bille August
An ageing Swedish widower and his young son cross to the Danish island of Bornholm in search of work and end up as farmhands on a harsh estate, until the boy resolves to go out and conquer the world.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Harbour, arriving by ship from Skåne≈ 00:01:00Bornholm, DenmarkStated on screen
Lasse and Pelle land on Bornholm and struggle to find anyone who will hire an old man and a boy.
- 2Stone Farm (fictional)≈ 00:15:00Stated on screenFictional
Father and son toil at Stone Farm under the managers of the tyrannical Kongstrup, and Pelle befriends the dreamer Erik.
- 3Snowy coast, leaving the farm≈ 02:20:00Bornholm, DenmarkInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 16 km
- Places
- 2
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 3
- Not shown: 8.0 km
- On foot: 8.0 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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