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

How the War Started on My Island

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Croatian

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

31 August 1997

Country

Croatia

Cast

Vlatko Dulić

Vlatko Dulić

Blaž Gajski

Ivan Brkić

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

Etta Bortolazzi

Baba

Slobodan Milovanović

Slobodan Milovanović

Ridikul

Leon Lučev

Leon Lučev

Zoran Gajski

Rene Bitorajac

Rene Bitorajac

Vojnik Albanac

Mladen Vulić

Mladen Vulić

Šćepanović

Goran Maluš

Goran Maluš

Zoran

Ante Mioč

Ante Mioč

Bilder

Goran Omašić

Goran Omašić

Vodnik vezist

Mario Orešković

Mario Orešković

Spiker

Vilim Soda

Vilim Soda

Bubnjar

Emilija Živković

Emilija Živković

Srednjoškolka

Vinko Brešan

Vinko Brešan

Policajac (uncredited)

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