Long Dark Night

Mar 7, 2004

3h 14m

★ 6.4

Overview

"Long Dark Night" follows the life of the fictional character Iva Kolar: his experiences as a Croatian University student, his role as a Partisan fighting Hitler's troops during W.W. II, his involvement in his nation's post-war government, and his eventual downfall.

Genres

Drama

History

War

Production Companies

Hrvatska Radiotelevizija

Long Dark Night Trailers

Cast

Ivan Kolar 'Iva'

Goran Višnjić

Španac

Mustafa Nadarević

Vera Kolar

Katarina Bistrović-Darvaš

Major

Ivo Gregurević

Matija Čačić 'Mata'

Goran Navojec

Joka

Tarik Filipović

Luka Kolar

Boris Dvornik

Kata Kolar

Vera Zima

Alojz

Žarko Potočnjak

Josef Schmit

Alen Liverić

Franz Kirchmeier

Goran Grgić

Robert Neuman

Krešimir Mikić

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