The Weekend Away: A Netflix Original American Crime Mystery Thriller Drama Film. Directed by Kim Farrant. With Leighton Meester, Christina Wolfe, Luke Norris, Ziad Bakri. A weekend getaway to Croatia goes awry when a woman is accused of killing her best friend. As she attempts to clear her name and uncover the truth, her efforts unearth a painful secret. When her best friend vanishes during a girls’ trip to Croatia, Beth races to figure out what happened. But each clue yields another unsettling deception.