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How the War Started on My Island

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How the War Started on My Island — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • November 7, 1996
  • Runtime
  • 97 min
  • Genres
  • Comedy, War
  • Director
  • Vinko Brešan

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How the War Started on My Island — Cast

Vlatko Dulić Blaž Gajski Ivan Brkić Roko Papak Božidar Orešković photo Božidar Orešković Boris Bašić Matija Prskalo photo Matija Prskalo Lucija Milosavljević Goran Navojec photo Goran Navojec Martin Ljubomir Kerekeš photo Ljubomir Kerekeš Major Aleksa Milosavljević Ivica Vidović photo Ivica Vidović Pjesnik Senka Bulić photo Senka Bulić Spomenka

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