Freedom from Despair
“A young man's journey from despair, a nation's struggle for freedom.”
2004•1h 35m•8.0•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Brenda Brkusic Milinkovic
Writer
Brenda Brkusic Milinkovic
Languages
Croatian, English
Cast
John Savage
Narrator
Michael York
Voice Over
Beata Pozniak
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
Marusa Bilisko
Girl at Beach
John Dolan
Prison Guard 1
Vladimir Sever
Prison Guard 2
Production
Producer
Brenda Brkusic Milinkovic
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