''Tito'' is a 2010

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about Yugoslav leader

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. The first episode aired March 19, 2010. The series is a co-production by

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and Mediteran film. The two first collaborated on the series ''

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'', which at a top audience of 1.8 million viewers was one of the most-watched domestic productions in history. After the announcement of the documentary, Tito's granddaughter Saša Broz announced that she and her family would use all means possible to obstruct filming. ''Tito'' cost a reported 1 million euros to make.

Cast

*Boris Svrtan as

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as Andrija Hebrang *Mirjana Rogina as

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*Goran Navojec as

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as Olga Hebrang

Reception

The first episode of ''Tito'' was seen by 800,000 viewers,Vrdoljakova Tita gledalo 800 tisuća Hrvata

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recording a

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of 22.6 and a share of 49.9. However, the number of viewers dropped sharply thereafter, and the 11th episode had a rating of just 8.3. The series was criticized for alleged numerous factual errors, distortions and omissions, lack of originality, and badly executed dramatizations.

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