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
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Vlatko Dulić as Blaž Gajski |
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Ivan Brkić as Roko Papak |
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Božidar Orešković as Boris Bašić |
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Matija Prskalo as Lucija Milosavljević |
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Goran Navojec as Martin |
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Ljubomir Kerekeš as Major Aleksa Milosavljević |
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Ivica Vidović as Pjesnik |
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Senka Bulić as Spomenka |
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Etta Bortolazzi as Baba |
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Slobodan Milovanović as Ridikul |
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Leon Lučev as Zoran Gajski |
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Rene Bitorajac as Vojnik Albanac |
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Mladen Vulić as Šćepanović |
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Goran Maluš as Zoran |
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Ante Mioč as Bilder |
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Goran Omašić as Vodnik vezist |
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Mario Orešković as Spiker |
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Vilim Soda as Bubnjar |
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Emilija Živković as Srednjoškolka |
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Vinko Brešan as Policajac (uncredited) |
| Writing | Ivo Brešan | Writer |
| Directing | Vinko Brešan | Director |
| Writing | Vinko Brešan | Writer |