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Kosovo is Europe's youngest state, mostly mountains and young cities. New flags, war memories, villages under foreign administration: its filmmakers document the becoming. Hive won Sundance from here; Enclave watches from inside. Open Kosovo on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.

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10 famous stories set in Kosovo

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 1 book and 14 movies set in Kosovo.

Balkan Line

Balkan Line

Archangel Studios-Upgrade Vision-Bless Film
movie

After the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999 the Yugoslav army pulls out of Kosovo region leaving Serbian people at the mercy of the Albanian UCK terrorists. A small band of soldiers must take over the Slatina airport…

Setting: Kosovo, YugoslaviaTime Period: 1999
The Hunted

The Hunted

Lakeshore Entertainment-Alphaville Films
movie

In the wilderness of British Columbia two hunters are tracked and viciously murdered by Aaron Hallum. A former Special Operations instructor is approached and asked to apprehend Hallum—his former student—who has 'gone…

Setting: British Columbia, Canada; KosovoTime Period: 2000s
Hive

Hive

AlbaSky Film-Alva Film-Black Cat Production-Ikonë Studio-Industria Film
movie

Fahrije’s husband has been missing since the war in Kosovo so she sets up her own small business to provide for her kids but as she fights against a patriarchal society that does not support her she faces a crucial…

Setting: KosovoTime Period: Post-War Era
Enclave

Enclave

NaMa Films-Sein+Hain Film
movie

Nenad ten years Christian boy from a Serbian enclave determined to create a proper community burial for his late grandfather crosses enemy lines and makes friends among the Muslim majority in deeply divided war-torn…

Setting: KosovoTime Period: 2015
Zana

Zana

Crossing Bridges Films-Alief-On Film Production
movie

Haunted by her long-suppressed past and pressured by family to seek treatment from mystical healers for her infertility a Kosovar woman struggles to reconcile the expectations of motherhood with a legacy of wartime…

Setting: KosovoTime Period: 2010s
The World According to Sesame Street

The World According to Sesame Street

Participant
movie

A documentary which examines the creation and co-production of the popular children's television program in three developing countries: Bangladesh Kosovo and South Africa.

Setting: Bangladesh; Kosovo; South AfricaTime Period: Contemporary
The Load

The Load

Kinorama-Non-Aligned Films-Three Gardens Films-Cinéma Defacto-Dart Film & Video
movie

Vlada works as a truck driver during the NATO bombing of Serbia in 1999. Tasked with transporting a mysterious load from Kosovo to Belgrade he drives through unfamiliar territory trying to make his way in a country…

Setting: Kosovo; Belgrade, SerbiaTime Period: 1999
Babai

Babai

NiKo Film-Skopje Film Studio-Eaux-Vives Productions-Krusha
movie

10-year-old Nori is obliged to grow up at a very young age after the early death of his mother and then being abandoned by his father Gezim in the Kosovo of the 1990s.After a dangerous and eventful journey Nori finally…

Setting: Kosovo; GermanyTime Period: 1990s
Drita, My Homegirl

Drita, My Homegirl

by Jenny Lombard
book

A poignant story about the difficulties of leaving everything behind and the friendships that help you get through it. Fleeing war-torn Kosovo, ten-year-old Drita and her family move to America with the dream of living…

Setting: Kosovo; AmericaTime Period: 2006
A Dog Called Money

A Dog Called Money

Pulse Films-Blinder Films-JW Films-ATC Management-Artangel Media-Great Point Media-Screen Ireland-Somerset House
movie

Accompany PJ Harvey and Seamus Murphy on a journey through the creative process behind PJ Harvey's new album conceived by their travels around the globe.

Setting: Afghanistan; Kosovo; Washington D.C., USATime Period: 2019

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