Freedom from Despair (2004)
A young man's journey from despair, a nation's struggle for freedom.
True stories of the Croatian People's struggle to overcome oppression from communist Yugoslavia and the 1990's fight to save their war ravaged homeland.
- Date of release
- 2004-10-05
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Brenda Brkusic Milinkovic
Casting
- John Savage — Narrator
- Michael York — Voice Over
- Beata Poźniak — Voice Over
- Petar Cvirn — Kruno Brkusic
- Stipe Brkusic — Kruno’s Father
- Noelle Charles — Kruno's Mother
- Danijel Pek — Friend 1
- Jure Bušić — Friend 2
- Terence Pratt — UDBA Officer
- Vlado Brkusic — Italian Farmer
- Anka Brkusic — Italian Farmer's Wife
- Marko Dizdar — Self
Interesting facts
Freedom from Despair is a 2004 documentary by Croatian-American director Brenda Brkusic about the Croatian struggle against communism in Yugoslavia.
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