How the War Started on My Island

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 7, 1996

Original language

Croatian

Spoken languages

Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian

Countries

Croatia

Production

Hrvatska Radiotelevizija

Cast

Matija Prskalo,Slobodan Milovanović,Mladen Vulić,Etta Bortolazzi,Božidar Orešković,Rene Bitorajac,Vlatko Dulić,Goran Navojec,Ivan Brkić,Emilija Živkovićand 10 more

Director

Vinko Brešan

Writer

Vinko Brešan,Ivo Brešan

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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