How the War Started on My Island (1996)

• Comedy
• War

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.

Rating

6.2 / 10 (25 votes)

Release date

November 7, 1996

Runtime

1h 37m

Language

HR

Director

Vinko Brešan

Status

Released