How the War Started on My Island
1997 · 97 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 2,991 VOTES · DIR. Vinko Brešan
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 966 lines
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00:00:00 HOW THE WAR STARTED ON MY ISLAND
00:05:32 I'd like to sneak him out of there somehow
00:09:40 And later we'll celebrate all of this... -First!
00:12:55 They should have arrived here 3 hours ago
00:16:35 Listen, you have connections with the army
00:21:22 And the way you're laid down
00:26:03 If you let go of your soldiers and...-Is that so?
00:29:40 Aleksa!
00:32:08 But remember this. Don't show yourself to me
00:35:55 Do not do anything...
00:39:14 Boys, we're starting! One and a two..
00:46:56 I am responsible for the whole town.
00:51:19 and he wouldn't have been able to come back
00:53:51 And from you I want you to give me that war vehicle
00:56:13 This one's good too, but it can't only be political.Needs some war kind too
01:00:13 Well crap, won't work anymore, friend
01:04:21 Welcome, Colonel
01:07:14 He's also a soldier
01:09:50 If you go out because of this bitch I will leave you
01:12:53 The other...
01:15:54 All of them?
01:20:13 Where are "Door"? Door!
01:23:41 Fix it faster! -Roger.
01:28:24 Drive!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed966
Dialogue density10.0 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line01:28:24
Production Record
DirectorVinko Brešan
LanguageHR
IMDb votes2,991