How the War Started on My Island (1996)
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.
Year
1996
Country
HR
Language
Croatian
Release date
7 November 1996
TMDB
6.2 (25)
CineVerse
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V
Vlatko Dulić
Blaž Gajski
I
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
E
Etta Bortolazzi
Baba
S
Slobodan Milovanović
Ridikul
Leon Lučev
Zoran Gajski
Rene Bitorajac
Vojnik Albanac
Mladen Vulić
Šćepanović
G
Goran Maluš
Zoran
A
Ante Mioč
Bilder
G
Goran Omašić
Vodnik vezist
M
Mario Orešković
Spiker
V
Vilim Soda
Bubnjar
E
Emilija Živković
Srednjoškolka
V
Vinko Brešan
Policajac (uncredited)
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