A Map for Saturday (2007) on Netflix
NR20071h 30mDocumentary
Teenagers and senior citizens wondered what traveling the world would be like, then went. Their long-term solo journeys cross twenty countries on four continents.
- Netflix3.4/5
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- Rotten Tomatoes88%
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Its subject is long-term solo travel, told through the stories of trekkers in twenty countries on four continents. Among these travelers are teenagers and senior citizens who wondered what traveling the world would be like and then did it. The emotional arc of extreme long-term travel sits at its center. In Thailand, backpackers help tsunami victims who have been neglected. The film also explains why the guesthouses of Nepal stand empty and why the stoplights of Brazil go ignored.
