Tenet is a 2020 science-fiction film directed by Christopher Nolan, starring John David Washington as the nameless Protagonist. It was filmed in several countries, including Norway, Estonia, England, Italy and India.

Understand[edit]

Just like many other Christopher Nolan films, Tenet has a convoluted timeline. The main premise is that people and objects can go through a "turnstile" and invert, to move backwards in time.

The Protagonist, whose name is never revealed to the audience, is an American intelligence operator who is recruited to an organization named Tenet, purposed to prevent a disaster which would end the known timeline. His main adversary is Sator, who grew up in the Soviet Union and made a fortune as he encounters the inversion technology under the disguise of the remains of Soviet nuclear technology.

Destinations[edit]

Map of Tenet tour

• 59.43722224.7451 Tallinn (Estonia). The setting of much of the film, including many scenes said to be set in Kyiv, Oslo, or other locations.  

• 59.4466224.753541 Tallinn Linnahall, Mere pst. 20 (stop: Linnahall Bus 3 or #90K (Airport bus) to stop 7 and then a 5-min walk to the Linda line terminal past the Domina Inn Ilmarine hotel). A fine example of Soviet Brutalist architecture and built for the 22nd Moscow Summer Olympic Games in 1980 for sailing events held in Tallinn. Used as a stand-in for the Kyiv Opera House. As of 2024, the building is derelict. 
• 59.43941724.7247922 Telliskivi Creative City. The railyard scene where the Protagonist is held captive and tortured.  
• 54.534911.66723 Nysted Wind Farm (Denmark). The Protagonist's safehouse before his mission.  
• 59.524.9666674 Muuga Harbor. Stand-in for a Danish harbor where the Protagonist comes ashore.  
• 59.4284724.750235 Liivalaia Courthouse. The exterior of the research building. 
• 59.436224.796146 National Art Museum KUMU, Weizenbergi 37/Valge 1 (stop: Kumu). Opened in February 2006, this is the largest government-built building since the liberation. The museum houses a cyclopic house, partly cut out of limestone rock. Stands in for the Oslo freeport. 
• 18.923472.83337 Royal Bombay Boat Club (Mumbai, India).  
• 18.92415872.8321268 Cafe Mondegar (Mumbai, India).  
• 51.506667-0.1333339 Reform Club (London, England). A meeting place in London.  
• 51.5063-0.123710 National Liberal Club. Standing in for an auction house.  
• 51.5601-0.17507311 Cannon Hall. Standing in for a school.  
• 59.43388224.76847712 Hilton Tallinn Park. The meeting after the airport operation.  
• 59.907810.751613 Opera House (Oslo, Norway). The Protagonist and Neil plan the Oslo operation here.  
• 59.907110.72214 Tjuvholmen (Oslo). The Oslo operation is prepared here.  
• Thief Hotel (Oslo). The interior scene for the operation preparation.  
• 40.64444414.61111115 Villa Cimbrone (Ravello, Italy). Sator's party room.  
• 59.440224.84741416 Saarepiiga sild (Tallinn). The bridge in the car chase. 
• 59.4552624.8121917 Maarjamäe memorial (Tallinn). The Protagonist meets up with Priya after the inversion in Oslo.  
• 33.92128-118.3514418 Hawthorne Plaza Shopping Center (Hawthorne, California, United States). The turnstiles used for the Stalsk-12 operation.  
• 33.854444-115.48166719 Eagle Mountain (California). Standing in as the Russian city Stalsk-12.