Is How the War Started on My Island scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is How the War Started on My Island easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does How the War Started on My Island end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is How the War Started on My Island sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is How the War Started on My Island violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

How the War Started on My Island

Name: How the War Started on My Island
Genre: Comedy, War
Released: 1997
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Vlatko Dulić, Ivan Brkić, Božidar Orešković, Matija Prskalo, Goran Navojec

Directed by Vinko Brešan

Produced by Hrvatska Radiotelevizija

199797 min6.3 / 10

A darkly comedic take on the Yugoslav conflict that uses absurdist humor—a festival of singing and recitals as siege strategy—to defuse the tension between a father's personal mission and the threat of mass destruction.

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.

Clusters

Action Comedy Combat and Battles Cold War Eastern Europe European Countries

Genres

Comedy War

Keywords

Yugoslavia Croatia Battle

Questions people ask

Is How the War Started on My Island scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is How the War Started on My Island easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does How the War Started on My Island end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is How the War Started on My Island sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is How the War Started on My Island violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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