When Father Was Away on Business (1985)

Directed by Emir Kusturica2h 16mDrama

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.

Rated
18
Year
1985
Country
YU
Language
Serbo-Croatian
Release date
15 January 1985
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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
P
Pavle Vuisić
Muzafer Zulfikarpašić, dedo
S
Slobodan Aligrudić
Ostoja Cekić
Eva Ras
Eva Ras
Ilonka Petrović
A
Aco Gjorčev
Dr. Jevgeni Ljahov
Emir Hadžihafizbegović
Emir Hadžihafizbegović
Fahro Zulfikarpašić
Zoran Radmilović
Zoran Radmilović
Brko Pilot
J
Jelena Čović
Nataša
T
Tomislav Gelić
Berberin Hamdo
Davor Dujmović
Davor Dujmović
Mirza Malkoč, brat
A
Amer Kapetanović
S
Silvija Marijanović Puharić
Z
Zaim Muzaferija
Predsjednik
Božidarka Frajt
Božidarka Frajt
Doktorova žena
H
Haris Burina
Ostojin šofer
S
Siniša Dugarić
M
Milijana Zirojević
D
Dimitrije Vujović
V
Vejsil Pećanin
Jasmin Geljo
Jasmin Geljo
N
Nebojša Šurlan
F
Fahrudin Ahmetbegović
A
Aleksandar 'Saša' Zurovac
M
Mirsad Zulić
Saša Petrović
Saša Petrović
Kum (uncredited)

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