Genre: | Historical documentary |
Director: | Antun Vrdoljak |
Starring: | Boris Svrtan Ivo Gregurević Goran Višnjić Goran Navojec Tarik Filipović Goran Grgić Boris Miholjević Milan Štrljić Predrag Vušović |
Theme Music Composer: | Arsen Dedić |
Country: | Croatia |
Language: | Croatian |
Num Episodes: | 12 |
Producer: | Antun Vrdoljak |
Editor: | Jasmina Božinovska Živalj |
Cinematography: | Vjekoslav Vrdoljak |
Network: | HRT1 |
Tito is a 2010 Croatian historical miniseries about Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito. The first episode aired March 19, 2010.[1]
The series is a co-production by Croatian Radiotelevision and Mediteran film. The two first collaborated on the series Long Dark Night, which at a top audience of 1.8 million viewers was one of the most-watched domestic productions in history.[2] 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.[3] Tito cost a reported 1 million euros to make.[4]
The first episode of Tito was seen by 800,000 viewers,[5] recording a rating of 22.6 and a share of 49.9.[6] However, the number of viewers dropped sharply thereafter, and the 11th episode had a rating of just 8.3.[6]
The series was criticized for alleged numerous factual errors,[7] [8] distortions and omissions,[7] [8] lack of originality,[6] and badly executed dramatizations.[6]