World War Z (2013)
Directed by Marc Forster
A former UN investigator escapes a zombie outbreak in Philadelphia with his family and is sent around the world, from South Korea to Jerusalem and Wales, to find out where it began and how to stop it.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Gridlocked downtown≈ 00:03:00Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaStated on screen
The family's morning drive turns into chaos as the infected flood the streets.
- 2Apartment block≈ 00:12:00Newark, New JerseyStated on screen
They shelter overnight in a tower and wait for a helicopter on the roof.
- 3USS Argus (Navy ship off New York)≈ 00:22:00Stated on screenFictional
On a Navy ship off the coast, Gerry agrees to go back into the field to keep his family on board.
- 4Camp Humphreys, South Korea≈ 00:32:00Stated on screen
At a rain-soaked US base in South Korea he hears that Israel saw the outbreak coming.
- 5Jerusalem≈ 00:47:00Stated on screen
The walled city falls, and Gerry escapes with the Israeli soldier Segen.
- 6WHO research lab≈ 01:12:00Cardiff, WalesStated on screen
- 7Safe zone≈ 01:48:00Freeport, Nova ScotiaStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 28,808 km
- Places
- 7
- Countries
- 4
- Stops
- 7
- Plane: 23,165 km
- Not shown: 5,311 km
- Helicopter: 212 km
- Car: 121 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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