Meet Me in Montenegro (2014)

Directed by: Alex Holdridge, Linnea Saasen

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: An American screenwriter named Anderson (Alex Holdridge) wonders if he will ever find a love as great as the one he found with Norwegian dancer Lina (Linnea Saasen) during a vacation in Montenegro.

Kitty Cameos: At the beginning of the film we see Anderson break up with a girlfriend. He has to say goodbye to her white Persian cat.

Meet Me in Montenegro - white Persian cat close up
Meet Me in Montenegro - Anderson Alex Holdridge with white Persian cat

Anderson goes to Berlin and meets with his friend Stephen (Rupert Friend) who is in a relationship with a woman named Friederike (Jennifer Ulrich). As Stephen and Anderson walk together they pass a man looking for homes for two kittens in a carrier; a tuxedo kitten and a gray kitten.

Meet Me in Montenegro - gray and tuxedo kittens on blanket inside carrier

Stephen stops and apologizes to the kittens, saying he loves them but he doesn’t want to commit to the long-term care of them. This is the same issue he is having with Frederike.

Meet Me in Montenegro - gray and tuxedo kittens on blanket inside carrier

Featured Feline: Later in the film after some difficulties, Stephen changes and decides to commit to Frederike. As a gesture of his commitment, he brings home the tuxedo kitten.

Meet Me in Montenegro - tuxedo kitten Charlie by bowl of milk
Meet Me in Montenegro - tuxedo kitten Charlie

Stephen talks to the kitten, telling him that Frederike will give him a name and that he hopes the kitten will make it up to Frederike for him.

Meet Me in Montenegro - tuxedo kitten Charlie on table
Meet Me in Montenegro - tuxedo kitten Charlie on floor

At a special dinner that night Stephen gives Frederike the kitten. She is thrilled.

Meet Me in Montenegro - tuxedo kitten Charlie peeking out of box
Meet Me in Montenegro - Frederike Jennifer Ulrich petting tuxedo kitten Charlie in box

Frederike ends up naming the kitten Charlie.

Meet Me in Montenegro - tuxedo kitten Charlie in box
Meet Me in Montenegro - tuxedo kitten Charlie sniffs plant
Meet Me in Montenegro - tuxedo kitten Charlie
Meet Me in Montenegro - tuxedo kitten Charlie on table

Unfortunately despite the effort, Frederike ends up leaving Stephen. Anderson comes over to console his friend as both of them have broken relationships. They are seen with Charlie a few more times.

Meet Me in Montenegro - Anderson Alex Holdridge on bed with tuxedo kitten Charlie
Meet Me in Montenegro - tuxedo kitten Charlie eating from bowl

Kitty Cameos: At the end of the film Anderson goes to Montenegro to find Lina. In one shot he is sitting with three black cats, two with white markings.

Meet Me in Montenegro - Anderson Alex Holdridge with three black kittens with white markings

Final Mewsings: Cats aren’t afraid of commitment!

Many thanks to Fritz Wuehler for letting us know about the cats in this film!

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