Freedom from Despair
2004, English. Directed by Brenda Brkusic Milinkovic.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Brenda Brkusic MilinkovicDirector
- John SavageNarrator
- Michael YorkVoice Over
- Beata PoźniakVoice Over
- Petar CvirnKruno Brkusic
- Stipe BrkusicKruno’s Father
- Noelle CharlesKruno's Mother
- Danijel PekFriend 1
- Jure BušićFriend 2
- Terence PrattUDBA Officer
- Vlado BrkusicItalian Farmer
- Anka BrkusicItalian Farmer's Wife
- Marko DizdarSelf
Details
- Released
- 5 October 2004
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Brenda Brkusic Milinkovic
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Freedom from Despair runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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Which OTT platform is Freedom from Despair on?
Freedom from Despair isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 October 2004. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Freedom from Despair?
Freedom from Despair (2004) was directed by Brenda Brkusic Milinkovic and stars John Savage, Michael York, Beata Poźniak.