Maps of Movies

Buried (2010)

Where Buried says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Almost the whole film happens in one coffin, yet every voice on the phone is somewhere else. And the coffin itself was a set in Barcelona.

Scenes and places

Paul wakes in the coffin (2006)

Paul, an American truck driver in Iraq, wakes up buried in a wooden coffin with a phone and a lighter. Every call he makes is a race against his air and his battery.

Set in Underground coffin near Baqubah, Iraq — A buried wooden coffin somewhere near Baqubah in Diyala province, where Paul Conroy wakes in the dark with a lighter and a borrowed phone. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Baqubah is a city in Diyala province, Iraq.

Filmed at Soundstage set, Barcelona — The whole film was shot on built coffin sets in Barcelona; the exact studio is not named in the sources, so the pin is the city centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there:

The 911 operator in Ohio (2006)

Paul's first call goes to a 911 operator in Ohio, who cannot help someone buried in Iraq. He learns the first hard rule of the coffin: nobody close by can reach him.

Set in 911 call centre, Youngstown, Ohio — A 911 operator in Youngstown, Ohio, who cannot dispatch anyone to a coffin in Iraq. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Youngstown is a city in northeastern Ohio.

The message to Linda at home (2006)

Paul calls home and gets only the answering machine. He leaves a rushed message for his wife Linda telling her to contact the National Guard.

Set in The Conroy home answering machine — The family home, where only an answering machine picks up. The sources give no town.

The film names no town for the Conroy home.

The FBI field office in Chicago (2006)

Paul asks to be connected to the FBI and is put through to a field office in Chicago, where a special agent takes his call.

Set in FBI field office, Chicago — The Chicago field office of the FBI, reached by phone; the coordinates are the city centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Chicago is the largest city in Illinois.

The company man at CRT (2006)

Paul reaches his employer CRT through an HR contact named Alan Davenport, while he races the clock in the coffin.

Set in CRT, Paul's employer — The contractor Paul drives for. The sources give no address.

The plot names the company and the contact but not where it is.

The State Department's hostage group (2006)

A State Department contact patches Paul to Dan Brenner, who leads the Hostage Working Group in Iraq, and Paul finally has a name to ask for.

Set in US State Department Hostage Working Group — A hostage working group connected to the US State Department. The plot names the agency but no city, so no coordinates are given.

The plot names the agency and Brenner but no city.

The call to his mother (2006)

In the middle of the film Paul calls his mother in her nursing home. She does not recognise her own son's voice.

Set in Mountain View Nursing Home — A nursing home where Paul's mother lives. The plot names the home but no town.

The plot names the home but gives no town.

Characters

• Paul Conroy — An American truck driver working in Iraq who wakes up buried in a coffin with a phone.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was Buried really filmed?