''Freedom from Despair'' is a 2004 documentary by
Croatian-American
Croatian Americans or Croat Americans ( hr, Američki Hrvati) are Americans who have full or partial Croatian ancestry. In 2012, there were 414,714 American citizens of Croat or Croatian descent living in the United States as per revised 2010 Un ...
director Brenda Brkusic about the
Croatian struggle against communism in
Yugoslavia
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.
The film was narrated by
John Savage. Voiceovers were provided by actors
Michael York and
Beata Pozniak
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. Among those interviewed for the film were U.S. congressmen
George Radanovich
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and
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis John Kucinich (; born October 8, 1946) is an American politician. A U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1997 to 2013, he was also a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States in 2004 and 2008. He ran for ...
, both of Croatian background. The Croatian actor
Petar Cvirn is also in this movie.
The film won awards for best documentary at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival and the International Student Film Festival Hollywood, as well as Viewer's Voice Award at the
Cinequest Film Festival.
References
External links
Official site*
Croatian-language films
Films critical of communism
2000s English-language films
American documentary films about politics
Croatian documentary films
Cultural depictions of Croatian people
2000s American films
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