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How the War Started on My Island

1996 1h 37m 6.2Movie
ComedyWar

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.

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Ivo Brešan

Writer

Vinko Brešan

Director, Writer

Top Cast

Vlatko Dulić

Blaž Gajski

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

Baba

Slobodan Milovanović

Ridikul

Leon Lučev

Leon Lučev

Zoran Gajski

Rene Bitorajac

Rene Bitorajac

Vojnik Albanac

Mladen Vulić

Mladen Vulić

Šćepanović

Goran Maluš

Zoran

Ante Mioč

Bilder

Goran Omašić

Vodnik vezist

Mario Orešković

Spiker

Vilim Soda

Bubnjar

Emilija Živković

Srednjoškolka

Vinko Brešan

Policajac (uncredited)

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