where was the revenant supposed to have taken place
Alife in Italy;  Kootenai Falls near Libby, Montana; Rio Olivia in Argentina
The Revenant (2015 film)
The film was shot partly in Europe. In Italy, filming took place in Alife, the hometown of DiCaprio's grandfather. The scenes in the waterfall were filmed at the Kootenai Falls near Libby, Montana. While the initial plan was to film the last scenes in Canada, the weather was ultimately too warm, leading the filmmakers to locations near the Rio Olivia at the tip of Argentina with snow on the ground, to shoot the film's ending.
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The Revenant (2015 film) [SEP] Filming
The scenes in the waterfall were filmed at the Kootenai Falls near Libby, Montana. While the initial plan was to film the last scenes in Canada, the weather was ultimately too warm, leading the filmmakers to locations near the Rio Olivia at the tip of Argentina with snow on the ground, to shoot the film's ending. Crew members often complained about difficult shoots, with many quitting or being fired. Mary Parent was then brought in as a producer. Iñárritu stated that some of the crew members had left the film, explaining that "as a director, if I identify a violin that is out of tune, I have to take that from the orchestra." On his experience filming, DiCaprio stated: "I can name 30 or 40 sequences that were some of the most difficult things I've ever had to do.