This Dutch village became world famous through the movie “Dunkirk”

To this day, many blockbusters are shot in Los Angeles. The American city remains the home of Hollywood and the major movie studios. However, the Netherlands has sometimes hosted the same Hollywood productions.

In 2017, director Christopher Nolan, director of films such as Inception and the recently released Oppenheimer, traveled to Holland with the entire film crew for the war movie Dunkirk.

fishing village
If major Hollywood productions come to the Netherlands, there’s a good chance the recordings will take place in Amsterdam. Just think of movies like Ocean’s Twelve or The Hitman’s Bodyguard. On the other hand, Christopher Nolan had something very different with his war drama.

Dunkirk It tells the story of the Allied evacuation from Dunkirk, and for the scenes on the water, the river IJsselmeer was shot, with the fishing village of Urk as a base. Local residents were also used in shaping.

Isselmere
Several scenes were filmed aboard the Dutch ship IJsselmeer, including some important battle scenes. Before the people of Ork knew it, actors like Cillian Murphy, Barry Keoghan and Harry Styles were roaming the village.

Even after the shooting, people managed to find the small fishing village. Not many movie buffs, but Harry Styles fans went to Ork to find out where their favorite pop star walked and on which boat he was.

Dunkirk
Dunkirk It was well received by audiences and film critics alike upon its release. on rottentomatoes.com The film has a score of 92% based on 471 reviews. The war movie was also a financial success, collecting around $527 million at the worldwide box office.

to Dunkirk The city of Urk was put on the map all over the world, and unfortunately the residents had to move to another city to see the movie, because there is no cinema in Urk. You can Dunkirk Currently streaming on [url=] https://www.hbomax.com/nl/[/url].