How the War Started on My Island (1997)
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.
Director: Vinko Brešan
Genre: Comedy, War
Runtime: 97 min
Release Date: August 31, 1997
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
Screenplay
Production: Hrvatska Radiotelevizija
Country: Croatia
Language: Hrvatski, Srpski, Slovenščina
Original Language: hr
Keywords
yugoslavia, croatia, battle
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is How the War Started on My Island about?
- 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.
- Who directed How the War Started on My Island?
- How the War Started on My Island was directed by Vinko Brešan.
- Who stars in How the War Started on My Island?
- How the War Started on My Island stars Vlatko Dulić, Ivan Brkić, Božidar Orešković, Matija Prskalo, Goran Navojec, Ljubomir Kerekeš.
- How long is How the War Started on My Island?
- How the War Started on My Island has a runtime of 1h 37m (97 minutes).
- What genre is How the War Started on My Island?
- How the War Started on My Island is a Comedy, War film.
- Where was How the War Started on My Island produced?
- How the War Started on My Island was produced in Croatia.