ivo brešan (27 may 1936 – 3 january 2017) was a croatian playwright, novelist and screenwriter. he was for known for political satire. he was on screen from the early 1970s to 2006. his work included "acting hamlet in the village of mrdusa donja" (1973), "how the war started on my island" (1996) and "marshal tito's spirit" (1999). he had written screenplays with his son vinko brešan.