Croatia's Game of Thrones filming sites face threat from Trump tariffs


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  • Friday, 16 May 2025

Tourists walk at the Dubrovnik walls, Croatia, May 14, 2025. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic

DUBROVNIK (Reuters) -The fortresses and cobbled streets of the ancient Croatian town of Dubrovnik are often crowded with tourists eager to visit the locations from the Game of Thrones television series or the Star Wars: The Last Jedi film.

But comments by President Donald Trump this month that he will impose a 100% tariff on all movies produced outside the United States have alarmed the entertainment industry and some locals in Dubrovnik who fear directors may no longer film there.

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