''Meet Me in Montenegro'' is a romantic comedy film written and directed by

Alex Holdridge Alex Holdridge is an American writer/director currently based in Berlin, Germany. Holdridge began making movies in the early 2000s in Austin, Texas. His first full-length film, ''Wrong Numbers'', was a low-budget comedy about two 18-year-old gu ...

and Linnea Saasen. It had its premiere at the

Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, attracting over 480,000 people annually. Since its founding in 1976, TIFF has grown to become a permane ...

in September 2014. The film was distributed by The Orchard and had its North American Theatrical release in Summer 2015; it was launched at festivals across Europe throughout 2015, including the Edinburgh International Film Festival, Munich Film Film Festival, Dublin International Film Festival, Kraków's Off Camera International Festival of Independent Cinema and Tromsø International Film Festival. The film stars Alex Holdridge, Linnea Saasen, Rupert Friend and Jennifer Ulrich.

Principal cast

Rupert Friend Rupert William Anthony Friend (born 9 October 1981) is an English actor. He first gained recognition for his roles in '' The Libertine'' (2004) and '' Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont'' (2005), both of which won him awards for best newcomer. He port ...

as Stephen *

Jennifer Ulrich Jennifer Ulrich (born 18 October 1984) is a German actress who has starred in such films as '' The Wave'' and '' We Are The Night''. She was born in Lichtenberg, Berlin. Career Jennifer Ulrich started her actress career with ''Big Girls Don't ...

as Federieke *

as Anderson * Linnea Saasen as Lina With supporting cast including: * Stuart Manashil as Sam *

Ben Braun Benjamin Abraham Braun (born November 25, 1953) is an American former men's college basketball coach and college basketball analyst. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Siena Heights University (1977–1985), Eastern Michigan Universit ...

as Patrick * Mia Jacob as Katherine *

Deborah Ann Woll Deborah Ann Woll (born February 7, 1985) is an American actress and model. Woll played Jessica Hamby in the HBO drama series ''True Blood'' (2008–2014), which earned her a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award. She subsequently starred as ...

as Wendy * Lena Ehlers as Pregnant co-worker

Production

The film was shot in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

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, and Macedonia. Shooting in each country ran between November 2011 to March 2015. Post Production was done in Berlin.

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* 2014 films English-language German films English-language Norwegian films English-language Montenegrin films 2010s German-language films 2014 romantic comedy films Films shot in Berlin Films shot in Los Angeles Films shot in Montenegro Films set in Montenegro Films directed by Alex Holdridge The Orchard (company) films German romantic comedy films 2010s English-language films 2010s German films {{2010s-romantic-comedy-film-stub