Movie: Freedom from Despair

Top 10 Billed Cast

John Savage
John Savage

Narrator

Michael York
Michael York

Voice Over

Beata Pozniak
Beata Pozniak

Voice Over

Petar Cvirn
Petar Cvirn

Kruno Brkusic

Stipe Brkusic
Stipe Brkusic

Kruno’s Father

Noelle Charles
Noelle Charles

Kruno's Mother

Danijel Pek
Danijel Pek

Friend 1

Jure Bušić
Jure Bušić

Friend 2

Terence Pratt
Terence Pratt

UDBA Officer

Vlado Brkusic
Vlado Brkusic

Italian Farmer

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