Kako je poceo rat na mom otoku

Jun 9 1998 N/A 1h 37m
Comedy, War

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.

Plot

Although being one of the first movies to take humoristic approach towards violent break-up of Yugoslavia, this motion picture is partly based on real events that took place in September of 1991. Few months after Croatia seceded from Yugoslavia, Federal military installations are still present with previously recruited Croatian boys trapped inside. One such installation is a garrison on a small Dalmatian island, commanded by Major Aleksa Milosavljevic. Besieged by local militia, Major Aleksa threatens to blow up ammunition depots with half an island in case of any hostile action. During the stalemate, art historian Blaz Gajski comes from Zagreb in order to rescue his son from the barracks.

Written by

Ivo Bresan, Vinko Bresan

Directed by

Vinko Bresan

Cast

Vlatko Dulic, Ljubomir Kerekes, Ivan Brkic

Crew

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Production Countries

Croatia

Production Companies

Hrvatska Radiotelevizija

Languages

Hrvatski, Srpski, Slovenšcina

Awards

7 wins

Scores
# of Votes
2,991
Average Rating
7.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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