How the War Started on My Island
1996•1h 37m•6.2•Released
ComedyWar
On a small island in the Adriatic, tensions rise between the local population and the forces of the Yugoslav People's Army. The locals try to fight the enemy with song, dance, music and motivational speeches, but, major Aleksa, the head of the batallion situated on the island, threatens to blow their barracks up with everyone inside them if the civilians don't retreat.
Director
Vinko Brešan
Writer
Ivo Brešan, Vinko Brešan
Languages
Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian
Studio
Hrvatska Radiotelevizija
Cast
Vlatko Dulić
Blaž Gajski
Ivan Brkić
Roko Papak
Božidar Orešković
Boris Bašić
Matija Prskalo
Lucija Milosavljević
Goran Navojec
Martin
Ljubomir Kerekeš
Major Aleksa Milosavljević
Ivica Vidović
Pjesnik
Senka Bulić
Spomenka
Etta Bortolazzi
Baba
Slobodan Milovanović
Ridikul
Leon Lučev
Zoran Gajski
Rene Bitorajac
Vojnik Albanac
Mladen Vulić
Šćepanović
Goran Maluš
Zoran
Ante Mioč
Bilder
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