When Father Was Away on Business (1985)
1985 · 2h 16m · Drama
Genres: Drama
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.
Director: Emir Kusturica
Writers: Abdulah Sidran
Music by: Zoran Simjanović
Cinematography: Vilko Filač
Editor: Andrija Zafranović
Rated 7.3/10 by 152 viewers
Cast
Moreno de Bartoli as MalikPredrag 'Miki' Manojlović as Mehmed 'Meša' Zolj, otacMirjana Karanović as Senija 'Sena' Zolj, majkaMustafa Nadarević as Zijah 'Zijo' ZulfikarpašićMira Furlan as Ankica VidmarPredrag Laković as Kućepazitelj FranjoPavle Vuisić as Muzafer Zulfikarpašić, dedoSlobodan Aligrudić as Ostoja CekićEva Ras as Ilonka PetrovićAco Gjorčev as Dr. Jevgeni LjahovEmir Hadžihafizbegović as Fahro ZulfikarpašićZoran Radmilović as Brko PilotMore like this
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