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Stories Set in Albania — top stories

Albania is a mountainous Balkan country on the Adriatic, sealed off for decades. Bunkers dot its coasts and old honor codes linger in the highlands — Europe's most closed society opened all at once, and arms dealers noticed first. War Dogs dealt here; The Expendables 2 shot up here. Open Albania on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.

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10 famous stories set in Albania

Live snapshot of the top 10 most popular catalogue items (2026-09-05). Click any card to open this entry on the live map.

Browse 9 books, 18 movies and 1 game set in Albania.

War Dogs

War Dogs

The Mark Gordon Company-Green Hat Films-Joint Effort-Warner Bros. Pictures
movie

Based on the true story of two young men David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.

Setting: Miami, USA; Afghanistan; AlbaniaTime Period: 2000s
The Expendables 2

The Expendables 2

Nu Image-Millennium Films-Lionsgate-Thunder Road-Nu Boyana Film Studios
movie

Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck but when one of their men is murdered on the job their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat.

Setting: Albania; Nepal; FranceTime Period: Contemporary
Eternity and a Day

Eternity and a Day

Eurimages-ARTE-Paradis Films-Istituto Luce Cinecittà-Greek Film Centre-La Sept Cinéma-Intermédias-Theo Angelopoulos Films-Classic-Canal+-WDR-EPT
movie

An ailing Greek man attempts to take a young illegal Albanian immigrant home.

Setting: Greece; AlbaniaTime Period: 1998
Besa: The Promise

Besa: The Promise

JWM Productions
movie

A documentary exploring how Albanians including many Muslims helped and sheltered Jewish refugees during WWII at their own risk and trying to help the son of an Albanian baker that housed a Jewish family for a year…

Setting: AlbaniaTime Period: World War II Era; 2010s
Lamerica

Lamerica

Canal+-Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica-RAI-Vega Film-Arena Films-Alia Film
movie

Fiore an Italian conman arrives in post Communist Albania with Gino his young apprentice to set up a shoe factory that will never open. The con requires a native Albanian so they designate Spiro an impoverished and…

Setting: Albania; ItalyTime Period: Post-Communist era
The Nest

The Nest

Pathé Distribution
movie

Laborie is a high-flying officer in the French special forces. Her mission is to escort Abedin Nexhep a godfather of the Albanian mafia. Charged with heading a wide-reaching prostitution network this formidable criminal…

Setting: France; AlbaniaTime Period: 2002
The Forgiveness of Blood

The Forgiveness of Blood

Portobello Pictures-Phoenix Film Investments-Journeyman Pictures-Fandango-Artists Public Domain-Sundance Selects-Cinereach-Lissus Media
movie

A seventeen-year-old boy and his younger sister’s dreams and aspirations are put on hold when their father is accused of murder.

Setting: AlbaniaTime Period: Contemporary
The Great Warrior Skanderbeg

The Great Warrior Skanderbeg

Mosfilm-Albafilm Studio
movie

A biography of George Kastriot Skanderbeg widely known as Skanderbeg a 15th-century Albanian lord who defended his land against the Ottoman Empire for more than two decades.

Setting: AlbaniaTime Period: 15th Century
The Camp Followers

The Camp Followers

Debora Film-Zebra Film
movie

In WWII Lieut. Martino and his men are assigned to lead a group of prostitutes through the mountainous ways to serve in brothels for Italian soldiers in Albania.

Setting: AlbaniaTime Period: World War II
Yellow Devil

Yellow Devil

Hoche Productions-Central Cinema Company Film-Serena-Avala Film-Critérion Film-Regina-Film
movie

When a villain named "the Shoot" terrorizes the constituents of Albanian country which he rules. Heroic Kara Ben Nemsi (Lex Barker) and his sidekick are the only ones who can stop him

Setting: AlbaniaTime Period: 19th Century

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