Where They Went

The Hurt Locker (2008)

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow

A reckless bomb disposal sergeant counts down his team's rotation in Baghdad, from streets laced with bombs to a desert sniper duel, before a stint at home.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Street IED
    Baghdad, Iraq
    ≈ 00:01:00
    Inferred

    The team loses its leader to a roadside bomb.

  2. 2Camp Victory
    Camp Victory, Baghdad
    ≈ 00:10:00
    Inferred

    James joins the team.

  3. 3Car bomb
    Baghdad, Iraq
    ≈ 00:20:00
    Inferred

    James defuses a car bomb.

  4. 4Sniper duel
    Desert west of Baghdad
    ≈ 00:40:00
    Inferred

    Pinned down with British contractors, the team kills snipers.

  5. 5Tanker bomb
    Baghdad, Iraq
    ≈ 01:30:00
    Inferred
  6. 6Home
    United States
    ≈ 02:00:00
    Inferred
  7. 7New rotation
    Baghdad, Iraq
    ≈ 02:05:00
    Inferred

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
22,240 km
Places
4
Countries
2
Stops
7
  • Plane: 22,068 km
  • Car: 173 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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