How the War Started on My Island
How the War Started on My Island

Movie·1997·1h 37m

How the War Started on My Island

Country

Croatia

Language

Croatian

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The Story

Original title: Kako je počeo rat na mom otoku

At the beginning of 1991, Yugoslav army did not acknowledge Croatian's independence, and still holding few military barracks in Croatia. Gajski travels to an island to get his son out of the army. Locals have besieged the barracks and organized a festival to try with singing and recitals to get major Aleksa and his soldiers to surrender, but Aleksa has explosives thru the barracks and wants to blow up the island.

Written By

Ivo Brešan

Themes

yugoslaviacroatiabattle

Production House

Hrvatska Radiotelevizija

Audience Score

62%

21 votes

Skip13%
Timepass30%
Go for it37%
Perfection20%

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Cast

Vlatko Dulić

Blaž Gajski

Ivan Brkić

Roko Papak

Božidar Orešković

Božidar Orešković

Boris Bašić

Matija Prskalo

Matija Prskalo

Lucija Milosavljević

Goran Navojec

Goran Navojec

Martin

Ljubomir Kerekeš

Ljubomir Kerekeš

Major Aleksa Milosavljević

Ivica Vidović

Ivica Vidović

Pjesnik

Senka Bulić

Senka Bulić

Spomenka

Etta Bortolazzi

Baba

Slobodan Milovanović

Ridikul

Leon Lučev

Leon Lučev

Zoran Gajski

Rene Bitorajac

Rene Bitorajac

Vojnik Albanac

Mladen Vulić

Mladen Vulić

Šćepanović

Goran Maluš

Zoran

Ante Mioč

Bilder

Goran Omašić

Vodnik vezist

Mario Orešković

Spiker

Vilim Soda

Bubnjar

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Crew

Ivo Brešan

Writer

Vinko Brešan

Director, Writer

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