Maps of Movies
Tenet (2020)
Where Tenet says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A Kyiv opera filmed in Tallinn, Oslo played by a California airport, and a Russian closed city built in the desert
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Scenes and places
The opera house under siege
Armed men besiege an opera house during a performance. The Protagonist is caught in the chaos, then pulled out and told he has been made.
Set in Kyiv Opera House (fictional setting in the film) — Armed men besiege an opera house during a performance. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Linnahall, Tallinn — Production designer Nathan Crowley chose this Brutalist hall as the Kyiv opera; shot in June and July 2019. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Mumbai and the arms dealer
The Protagonist reaches Mumbai and, with Priya, confronts arms dealer Sanjay Singh in his home. They learn the dealer behind inverted ammunition is Andrei Sator.
Set in Mumbai — The Protagonist reaches Mumbai and, with Priya, confronts an arms dealer in his home. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Gateway of India, Mumbai — Filmed here; about forty boats were used at the Gateway. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Mumbai — Listed among the Mumbai filming locations. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The auction-house plot in London
The Protagonist poses as a buyer to approach Sir Michael Crosby and then meets Sator's wife Kat. She explains a forged drawing and her husband's hold over her.
Set in London — The Protagonist poses as a buyer to approach Sir Michael Crosby and then meets Sator's wife Kat. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at National Liberal Club, London — Used after Sotheby's management refused to take part. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Cannon Hall, Hampstead — Shot July to August 2019 after two schools were rejected. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The freeport vault job
Kat explains that her network of freeports lets clients store art untaxed, and says the drawing is at Oslo airport. The team plans and carries out a vault job there.
Set in Oslo Airport freeport (fictional setting in the film) — Kat explains that freeports let clients store art untaxed and says the drawing is at Oslo airport; the team plans a vault job there. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville — Disguised as Oslo airport with more than ninety extras. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Kumu Art Museum, Tallinn — Doubled as the fictional Oslo Freeport. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The superyacht and the villa in Italy
The Protagonist meets Sator aboard his superyacht and is invited to stay the night. Sator tells of his rise from the rubble of his hometown.
Set in Amalfi Coast, Italy — The Protagonist meets Sator aboard his superyacht and is invited to stay the night. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Villa Cimbrone, Ravello — Plays Sator's house; shot July to August 2019. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Amalfi harbour and Cathedral — The harbour wharf where the yacht Planet Nine is moored; the cathedral rises above it. Cathedral coordinates stand for the harbour. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Cowes, Isle of Wight — The catamaran race was filmed off Cowes, which doubled for Amalfi. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The convoy chase in Tallinn
The team prepares a convoy operation to intercept a plutonium shipment moving through Tallinn. Radio calls and a staged ambush follow.
Set in Tallinn — The team prepares a convoy operation to intercept a plutonium shipment moving through Tallinn. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Tallinn city docks (freeport exterior) — The freeport exterior was shot at the city docks. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Pärnu Highway, Tallinn — Closed for the shoot on the weekend of 29-30 June 2019, between Freedom Square and Tondi Street. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Laagna Road, Tallinn — Closed for the shoot after the mayor refused a one-month closure; filmed 10-21 July 2019 per the Estonian broadcaster. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The closed city Stalsk-12
Sator's closed hometown has vanished from the maps; later the team heads for its underground site.
Set in Stalsk-12 (fictional closed city) — Sator's closed hometown that vanished from maps; the team later heads for its underground site.
Filmed at Eagle Mountain, California — An abandoned town was constructed here; over thirty buildings were prefabricated in Los Angeles. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Oslo Opera House roof — Oslo Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Tjuvholmen, Oslo — Oslo plan discussion Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Belmond Hotel Caruso — Dinner in Italy Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Royal Bombay Yacht Club — Mumbai Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Locanda Locatelli, Marylebone — London meeting with Kat Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Nysted Wind Farm, Denmark — Wind-farm sea scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Hawthorne Plaza, Hawthorne — Icebreaker and container interiors Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Former law court, Liivalaia 24, Tallinn — Barbara's office Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Railway near Telliskivi Creative City, Tallinn — Railway scene Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Maarjamäe Memorial park, Tallinn — Meeting with Priya Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel — Tallinn Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- The Protagonist — An operative recruited into a mission that reaches beyond the present.
- Priya — A Mumbai arms-trade contact who fronts as a man's world operator.
- Kat — Sator's wife, held under his control.
- Andrei Sator — The arms dealer behind the inverted ammunition, born in a closed city.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was Tenet's Kyiv opera siege really filmed?
- Which airport and museum played Oslo in Tenet?