When Father Was Away on Business (1985)

Name: When Father Was Away on Business
Genre: Drama
Released: 1985-01-15
Duration: 136 min
Cast: Moreno de Bartoli, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović, Mirjana Karanović, Mustafa Nadarević, Mira Furlan

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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Released 1985-01-15 · 136 min · Drama

Directed by Emir Kusturica

Cast

Moreno de Bartoli as Malik
Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović as Mehmed 'Meša' Zolj, otac
Mirjana Karanović as Senija 'Sena' Zolj, majka
Mustafa Nadarević as Zijah 'Zijo' Zulfikarpašić
Mira Furlan as Ankica Vidmar
Predrag Laković as Kućepazitelj Franjo
Pavle Vuisić as Muzafer Zulfikarpašić, dedo
Slobodan Aligrudić as Ostoja Cekić
Eva Ras as Ilonka Petrović
Aco Gjorčev as Dr. Jevgeni Ljahov
Emir Hadžihafizbegović as Fahro Zulfikarpašić
Zoran Radmilović as Brko Pilot
Jelena Čović as Nataša
Tomislav Gelić as Berberin Hamdo
Davor Dujmović as Mirza Malkoč, brat