The outer area of bombed-out high-rise apartment blocks is Krampnitz Kaserne, in Fahrland, just north of Potsdam near Berlin, a military complex built by the Germans during the period of the country's rearmament between the World Wars. Three different locations – in Berlin and Paris – are pieced together to represent the deserted city. This new squad, including Gale and Finnick ( Sam Claflin) and under the command of Dobbs ( Mahershala Ali), is soon making its way through the deserted outskirts of the Capitol. Katniss is informed she’s to be part of a ‘star squad’, kept away from the frontline fighting to appear in propaganda broadcasts. When Commander Paylor ( Patina Miller) gives that rousing speech exhorting the rebels to march into the Capitol, we’re now at the rear of the ever-adaptable Templhof. She survives of course and, despite being briefly hospitalised, is soon sneaking aboard an aircraft and heading unofficially back to District 2. In the end, refugees are given a chance to flee the Capitol, but Katniss’s reward is to be shot during the confusion. It's here there's a fractious discussion on tactics for the attack on the Capitol between those, including Gale Hawthorne ( Liam Hemsworth), who favour all-out bombing and Katniss, who pushes for a more measured response. The airport buildings were previously used for the grim 2002 sci-fi Equilibrium, with Christian Bale, and its grounds are now open as a public park, Tempelhofer Feld ( Tempelhof Field). It was central to the Berlin Airlift of 1948-49, when much-needed supplies were delivered by air to the blockaded West Berlin. Originally built in 1927 but massively extended by the Nazi government of the Thirties, Tempelhof was one of Europe's three major pre-World War II airports, along with London's Croydon Airport and the old Paris-Le Bourget Airport. The District 2 base at which she lands is the main entrance to the now-disused Tempelhof Airport, to the south of Berlin. Filmed back to back with Mockingjay – Part 1, the final film in the series was also based in Atlanta with location filming in Europe, around Berlin and Paris.ĭiscovering that Peeta Mellark ( Josh Hutcherson) has been weaponised, Katniss ( Jennifer Lawrence) is more determined than ever to get to the Capitol and kill President Snow ( Donald Sutherland), but before she can get to the Capitol, there’s the small matter of taking full control of District 2.
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