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Where was Cloud Atlas filmed?

2012 film, directed by Tom Tykwer and Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski.

  • Edinburgh

The story is set in Belgium, about 489 miles (787 km) from where it was filmed.

Red pins: where it was filmed. Amber pins: where the story is set. Select a pin to see its name.

Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Belgium; San Francisco, Scotland, England; South Korea; Pacific Ocean, Hawaii
Filmed in
Edinburgh
Distance
About 489 miles (787 km) between Belgium and the nearest filming location.
Distance
About 5,048 miles (8,123 km) between San Francisco, Scotland, England and the nearest filming location.
Distance
About 5,467 miles (8,798 km) between South Korea and the nearest filming location.
Distance
About 8,358 miles (13,452 km) between Pacific Ocean, Hawaii and the nearest filming location.

About Cloud Atlas

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Released
2012
Directors
Tom TykwerLana WachowskiLilly Wachowski
Cast
Tom HanksHugh GrantHalle BerryJim BroadbentJim SturgessJames D'ArcyBen WhishawBae DoonaSusan Sarandon
Genre
Science FictionFantasyDramaMysteryPost-apocalyptic
Based on
Cloud Atlas

The story

The story jumps between eras, spanning hundreds of years, until each storyline eventually resolves.

Autua stows away on Ewing's ship, having noticed Ewing's sympathy, and persuades him to advocate for Autua to join the crew as a free man.

Frobisher finishes the sextet and shoots himself before his lover Rufus Sixsmith arrives.

Famous lines from Cloud Atlas

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Old letters.Luisa Rey
  • I am anything but.Robert Frobisher
  • Do you know a Megan?Javier
  • What are you reading?Javier
  • Someone already does.Sonmi~451

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