The Way (2010)
Directed by Emilio Estevez
After his son dies on the first day of the Camino de Santiago, a California eye doctor flies to the French Pyrenees and walks the pilgrimage across northern Spain himself, carrying his son's ashes.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Golf course≈ 00:01:00Ventura, CaliforniaStated on screen
Tom is on the golf course when a call tells him his son Daniel has died in a storm in the Pyrenees.
- 2Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France≈ 00:06:00Stated on screen
He identifies Daniel's body, has it cremated and decides to walk the Camino with his son's pack and ashes.
- 3Romani neighbourhood≈ 01:05:00Burgos, SpainInferred
- 4Cathedral≈ 01:45:00Santiago de Compostela, SpainStated on screen
- 5Atlantic shore≈ 01:53:00Muxía, Galicia, SpainStated on screen
- 6Morocco≈ 01:58:00Stated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 11,307 km
- Places
- 6
- Countries
- 4
- Stops
- 6
- Plane: 9,354 km
- Not shown: 1,271 km
- On foot: 682 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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