The series follows General Ante Gotovina, from his childhood to his contribution to the defense of the Republic of Croatia. Parts of the Republic of Croatia were occupied by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), which was completely under Serbian control, and Serb paramilitaries also operated in those areas.
I will probably give the series a higher rating than it deserves, because the series is not as bad as the rating suggests, but everyone has a right to their opinion.
The series could have been better with another director, but this is what we have. But criticism aside, the series is still better than I thought.
The script could have been better, and some mistakes could have been avoided. What is good is the chronology of events, and some dialogues are still interesting, but stll not good enough.
At times it is almost documentary, because this is a real story after all, but it would be better if it was more cinematic. The script is flawed, the direction varies from good to sometimes irritating, the documentary way of shooting is not always good, and the so-called shaky camera should not be used too often, because sometimes that makes the series look cheap. But like I said, the series could be better, but not everything in it is bad.
Mustafa Nadarevic is excellent in the role of General Janko Bobetko, he is perhaps a class above other actors, and his conversation with the prisoner Ilija is impressive and shows us why he was one of the best actors in this region.
General Gotovina said that the war is over and that we should turn to the future and that is a good message, but of course none of that should be forgotten, we should learn from the past that such things do not happen again.
