CROATIAN FILM INSTITUTE

COMMUNIST CRIMES

This film captures the terror inflicted on Croatia and its citizens by the Communist Party of Yugoslavia and its leader, Marshal Josip Broz Tito in 1945.  Relying on newly uncovered archives, including KGB documents from Moscow, and eyewitness testimony, the film offers a telescopic view of the brutality, cruelty, and ruthless tactics that characterized this regime from its very beginning.  The mass liquidation of innocents is unveiled, as hidden gravesites are revealed.  The mark left by this unspeakable horror on an entire generation of Croatian people is evident. We learn about the actors, the victims, and the witnesses. People watched but were afraid to speak out for fear of becoming victims.  The viewer comes away with a fuller understanding of the crimes and bloodshed of the Yugoslav communists and Serbian fascists against the Croatian people after the end of World War II in 1945 and onwards. 

Director                Nikola Knez

Producer              Damir O. Radoš

Screenplay           Dr. Dorothy McClellan

Cinematographer David Knez

Film Genre           Documentary, History

Country                   USA /Croatia