When Father Was Away on Business

When Father Was Away on Business

1985
2h 16m
7.3

7.3/10

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Drama
Overview

In a post-WWII Yugoslavia still under Stalinist rule in the 1950s, six-year-old Malik is oblivious as to why his father, Mehmed, has suddenly disappeared. In truth, Mehmed has been sent to a labor camp as punishment for acts of sexual indiscretion involving young girls. Malik's mother, Senija, however, has no answers, and the family must cope in the father's absence.

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Language: SH

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Production Information

Production Companies
Forum Sarajevo Centar film Sutjeska Film
Production Countries
Yugoslavia
Spoken Languages
Serbo-Croatian

Keywords

muslim yugoslavia loss of loved one difficult childhood circumcision anti-communism communism 1950s

Quick Facts

Original Title Otac na službenom putu
Release Date January 15, 1985
Status Released
Language SH
IMDb ID tt0089748

Cast

Moreno de Bartoli
Moreno de Bartoli

Malik

Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović
Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović

Mehmed 'Meša' Zolj, otac

Mirjana Karanović
Mirjana Karanović

Senija 'Sena' Zolj, majka

Mustafa Nadarević
Mustafa Nadarević

Zijah 'Zijo' Zulfikarpašić

Mira Furlan
Mira Furlan

Ankica Vidmar

Predrag Laković
Predrag Laković

Kućepazitelj Franjo

Pavle Vuisić
Pavle Vuisić

Muzafer Zulfikarpašić, dedo

Slobodan Aligrudić
Slobodan Aligrudić

Ostoja Cekić

Eva Ras
Eva Ras

Ilonka Petrović

Aco Gjorčev
Aco Gjorčev

Dr. Jevgeni Ljahov

Emir Hadžihafizbegović
Emir Hadžihafizbegović

Fahro Zulfikarpašić

Zoran Radmilović
Zoran Radmilović

Brko Pilot

Key Crew

Emir Kusturica
Director
Abdulah Sidran
Writer
Mirza Pašić
Producer