The Fencer (2015)
Directed by Klaus Härö
Hiding from the Soviet secret police, a former fencer leaves Leningrad for a small school in Haapsalu, where his pupils' love of the sport eventually pulls him back to Leningrad for a national tournament.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Arrival at the railway station≈ 00:01:00Haapsalu, EstoniaStated on screen
Endel arrives in Haapsalu in the early 1950s to take a teaching job.
- 2School and fencing club≈ 00:05:00Haapsalu, EstoniaStated on screen
He starts a sports club and teaches the children fencing while the principal digs into his past.
- 3Fencing tournament in Leningrad≈ 01:10:00St Petersburg, RussiaStated on screen
- 4Railway station, later≈ 01:32:00Haapsalu, EstoniaInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 801 km
- Places
- 2
- Countries
- 2
- Stops
- 4
- Train: 801 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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