How the War Started on My Island 1997
7.8 / 10
How the War Started on My Island
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.
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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Vlatko Dulić... Blaž Gajski
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Ivan Brkić... Roko Papak
... Boris Bašić
... Lucija Milosavljević
... Martin
... Major Aleksa Milosavljević
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Release Date:
Aug 31, 1997 (Croatia)
Run Time:
1hr 37`
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Original Language:
Croatian
Production Countries:
Croatia
Status:
Released
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Vinko Brešan... Director
Cast
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Vlatko Dulić... Blaž Gajski
IB
Ivan Brkić... Roko Papak
... Boris Bašić
... Lucija Milosavljević
... Martin
... Major Aleksa Milosavljević
... Pjesnik
... Spomenka
... Baba
... Ridikul
... Zoran Gajski
... Vojnik Albanac
... Šćepanović
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Goran Maluš... Zoran
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Ante Mioč... Bilder
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Goran Omašić... Vodnik vezist
... Spiker
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Vilim Soda... Bubnjar
... Srednjoškolka
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Vinko Brešan... Policajac (uncredited)
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