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    When Father Was Away on Business

    136'

    1985-01-15

    7.3

    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.

    DirectingEmir KusturicaWritingAbdulah Sidran

    Cast

    1

    Malik

    Moreno de Bartoli

    2

    Mehmed 'Meša' Zolj, otac

    Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović

    1

    Senija 'Sena' Zolj, majka

    Mirjana Karanović

    1

    Zijah 'Zijo' Zulfikarpašić

    Mustafa Nadarević

    1

    Ankica Vidmar

    Mira Furlan

    1

    Kućepazitelj Franjo

    Predrag Laković

    1

    Muzafer Zulfikarpašić, dedo

    Pavle Vuisić

    1

    Ostoja Cekić

    Slobodan Aligrudić

    1

    Ilonka Petrović

    Eva Ras

    1

    Dr. Jevgeni Ljahov

    Aco Gjorčev

    1

    Fahro Zulfikarpašić

    Emir Hadžihafizbegović

    1

    Brko Pilot

    Zoran Radmilović

    1

    Nataša

    Jelena Čović

    1

    Berberin Hamdo

    Tomislav Gelić

    1

    Mirza Malkoč, brat

    Davor Dujmović

    1

    Amer Kapetanović

    1

    Silvija Marijanović...

    1

    Predsjednik

    Zaim Muzaferija

    1

    Doktorova žena

    Božidarka Frajt

    1

    Ostojin šofer

    Haris Burina

    1

    Siniša Dugarić

    1

    Milijana Zirojević

    1

    Dimitrije Vujović

    1

    Vejsil Pećanin

    1

    Jasmin Geljo

    1

    Nebojša Šurlan

    1

    Fahrudin Ahmetbegović

    1

    Aleksandar 'Saša' Zurovac

    1

    Mirsad Zulić

    1

    Kum (uncredited)

    Saša Petrović

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    Details:

    • Budget: 0
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    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. Yugoslavia
    • List of languages:
      1. Serbo-Croatian
    • List of companies:
      1. Forum Sarajevo
      2. Centar film
      3. Sutjeska film
    • Vote Count: 164
    • Popularity: 1.2624
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Otac na službenom putu

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