Movie·1985·2h 16m
When Father Was Away on Business
Directed By
Emir Kusturica
Country
Yugoslavia
Language
Serbo-Croatian
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The Story
Original title: Otac na službenom putu
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.
Written By
Abdulah Sidran
Producer
Mirza Pašić
Cinematography
Vilko Filač
Music
Zoran Simjanović
Editor
Andrija Zafranović
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
Moreno de Bartoli
Malik
Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović
Mehmed 'Meša' Zolj, otac
Mirjana Karanović
Senija 'Sena' Zolj, majka
Mustafa Nadarević
Zijah 'Zijo' Zulfikarpašić
Mira Furlan
Ankica Vidmar
Predrag Laković
Kućepazitelj Franjo
Pavle Vuisić
Muzafer Zulfikarpašić, dedo
Slobodan Aligrudić
Ostoja Cekić
Eva Ras
Ilonka Petrović
Aco Gjorčev
Dr. Jevgeni Ljahov
Emir Hadžihafizbegović
Fahro Zulfikarpašić
Zoran Radmilović
Brko Pilot
Jelena Čović
Nataša
Tomislav Gelić
Berberin Hamdo
Davor Dujmović
Mirza Malkoč, brat
Amer Kapetanović
Silvija Marijanović Puharić
Zaim Muzaferija
Predsjednik
// crew
Crew
Emir Kusturica
Director
Abdulah Sidran
Writer
Zoran Simjanović
Original Music Composer
Andrija Zafranović
Editor
Mirza Pašić
Producer
Vilko Filač
Director of Photography
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