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How the War Started on My Island (1997) - film poster, directed by Vinko Brešan

How the War Started on My Island

1997
97 min Feature
Directed by
Vinko Brešan
Not currently streaming on CaSTV

Synopsis

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.

Facts

Filming location Croatia
Production Croatian Radiotelevision
Original language Croatian, Slovene, Serbian

Rating

6.7/10 6 votes User rating

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How the War Started on My Island