How the War Started on My Island (1997)

  • NR
  • 08/31/1997 (CA)
  • Comedy, War
  • 1h 37m

Overview

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.

Ivo Brešan

Writer

Vinko Brešan

Director, Writer

Cast

Vlatko Dulić's headshot

Vlatko Dulić

Blaž Gajski
Ivan Brkić's headshot

Ivan Brkić

Roko Papak
Božidar Orešković's headshot

Božidar Orešković

Boris Bašić
Matija Prskalo's headshot

Matija Prskalo

Lucija Milosavljević
Goran Navojec's headshot

Goran Navojec

Martin
Ljubomir Kerekeš's headshot

Ljubomir Kerekeš

Major Aleksa Milosavljević
Ivica Vidović's headshot

Ivica Vidović

Pjesnik
Senka Bulić's headshot

Senka Bulić

Spomenka

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