Savior
Savior is a gritty drama about the atrocities the happened during the brutal breakup of Yugoslavia. Although it’s set in Bosnia, the entire film was shot in Montenegro, except for some Paris scenes shot in Montreal. The film had special meaning for the director, Predrag Antonijevic, because he was held as a political prisoner during the war depicted in the film.
Nymph
Nymph has everything a good creature horror flick should have: pretty girls, plenty of suspense and a killer creature on the loose. But unlike most movies shot in Montenegro, that come for the old towns, Nymph makes use of Montenegro’s buzzing, upscale resorts. The film is about two American girls who come to Montenegro on holiday. The film shows-off glittering holiday hot spots Budva and Porto Montenegro. Then the girls take a trip to the abandoned island of Mamula (against local advice naturally), where they become trapped with a killer mermaid. Warning: Nymph will definitely tempt you to book your next holiday in Montenegro, but may put you off going in the water!
The Long Ships
Visitors to Budva will notice a giant bell just outside the old town walls. This ‘golden bell’ was a prop from 1964’s The Long Ships starring Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier, which was filmed in Budva. At the time Montenegro was part of Yugoslavia and the film suffered from a lot of controversy, because some actors did not want to film in a Communist state.
The Dark Side of the Sun
Brad Pitt in Montenegro? Yes, back in 1988, before Brad hit the big time, he shot The Dark Side of the Sun in Montenegro for a grand total of $1,523 for his seven weeks of work. But as Yugoslavia fell apart and descended into war, the film wasn’t released until 1997 and went straight to video.
Force 10 from Navarone
Force 10 from Navarone was the 1978 follow up to the classic The Guns of Navarone, set during World War II. While the first installment was filmed in Greece, Senegal, Mexico, the U.K. and the United States, Force 10 from Navarone was mostly filmed in Montenegro which was part of Yugoslavia at the time.
In the movie, a group of British soldiers try to break a dam in order to release tonnes of water that will destroy a bridge and cut off a German assault. The bridge used in the film is the Djurdjevica Tara Bridge over the Tara Canyon. Easily one of the most beautiful locations in a country teeming with beauty, the Tara Bridge was itself the scene of an eerily similar situation during World War II. The bridge was blown up by one of its engineers, Lazar Jaukovic, in 1942 to stop the invading Italian army. Jaukovic was eventually captured and killed, but, with the bridge gone, there was no way the Italian could cross the deepest canyon in Europe and he became a hero.
Casino Royale
No list of movies set in Montenegro would be complete without 2006’s Casino Royale. Scenes of a train winding its way through mountain peaks, and James Bond convalescing, overlooking a glittering sea, had the world abuzz about Montenegro. But there was just one problem: None of the movie was shot in Montenegro. Instead, those scenes were shot in Italy, the Caribbean and the Czech Republic. To add to the confusion, the Hotel Splendid featured in the movie doesn’t exist, but there is a Hotel Splendid and a Hotel Splendido in Montenegro.
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