The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
Directed by Sylvain Chomet
When her grandson is kidnapped from the Tour de France, a tiny French grandmother and her dog follow the mobsters' ship across the Atlantic by pedal boat to the giant city of Belleville.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Souza's house≈ 00:02:00FranceInferred
In their crooked house by a railway, Souza trains her grandson into a racing cyclist.
- 2French Alps≈ 00:22:00Stated on screen
During a mountain stage of the Tour de France, exhausted riders including Champion are snatched by men in black.
- 3Marseille, France≈ 00:30:00Inferred
At a southern port the riders are loaded onto a ship; Souza and Bruno rent a pedalo and follow.
- 4Belleville (fictional)≈ 00:42:00Stated on screenFictional
- 5Souza's house≈ 01:15:00FranceInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 19,147 km
- Places
- 4
- Countries
- 2
- Stops
- 5
- Boat: 12,610 km
- Not shown: 5,937 km
- Bicycle: 339 km
- Car: 261 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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