Camino (2023): a father-and-daughter drama filmed in Bale

Updated October 15, 2026.

Camino is a 2023 Danish drama about a father and daughter walking the Camino de Santiago. Parts were filmed in Bale in spring 2022.

Danica Ćurčić plays Regitze, with Lars Brygmann as her father. They set off on the Camino de Santiago to fulfil her late mother’s final wish. On the way to Santiago de Compostela, they must confront their strained relationship. Birgitte Stærmose directed the film and co-wrote the screenplay with Kim Fupz Aakeson.

Bale was added to the filming plans

The director and producers visited Bale on a day off. After their visit, they decided to shoot several scenes there, although the town had not been part of the original plan.

MP Film Production handled the Croatian part of the shoot. The crew filmed in Croatia for 28 days, at locations in Istria, Kvarner and Zagreb.