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Freedom from Despair
“A young man's journey from despair, a nation's struggle for freedom.”
80%
Movie
1h 35m
AI Analysis
Freedom from Despair (2004) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Freedom from Despair (2004) — a movie tagged as Documentary with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~95 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Freedom from Despair 80% (1 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
Freedom from Despair is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
80%
from 1 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2004-10-05
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- TMDB rating
- 8.0
- TMDB ID
- 921766
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Is there an official trailer for Freedom from Despair?
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What is Freedom from Despair about?
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.
Is there an AI analysis for Freedom from Despair?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Freedom from Despair?
The official runtime for Freedom from Despair is approximately 95 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

John Savage
Narrator

Michael York
Voice Over

Beata Pozniak
Voice Over
- P
Petar Cvirn
Kruno Brkusic
- S
Stipe Brkusic
Kruno’s Father
- N
Noelle Charles
Kruno's Mother
- D
Danijel Pek
Friend 1
- J
Jure Bušić
Friend 2
- T
Terence Pratt
UDBA Officer
- V
Vlado Brkusic
Italian Farmer
- A
Anka Brkusic
Italian Farmer's Wife
- M
Marko Dizdar
Self
- M
Marusa Bilisko
Girl at Beach
- J
John Dolan
Prison Guard 1
- V
Vladimir Sever
Prison Guard 2

Dennis Kucinich
Self
- G
George Radanovich
Self
- D
Dianna Brkusic
Self
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