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.
- Released
- 1996-11-07
- Genres
- Comedy, War
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Vinko Brešan
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 from 25 votes
Cast
- Vlatko Dulić as Blaž Gajski
- Ivan Brkić as Roko Papak
- Božidar Orešković as Boris Bašić
- Matija Prskalo as Lucija Milosavljević
- Goran Navojec as Martin
- Ljubomir Kerekeš as Major Aleksa Milosavljević
- Ivica Vidović as Pjesnik
- Senka Bulić as Spomenka
- Etta Bortolazzi as Baba
- Slobodan Milovanović as Ridikul
- Leon Lučev as Zoran Gajski
- Rene Bitorajac as Vojnik Albanac