When Father Was Away on Business
7.3(151) 1985-01-15 136 minDrama
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.
DirectorEmir Kusturica
WriterAbdulah Sidran
Original Music ComposerZoran Simjanović
ProducerMirza Pašić
Cast & characters
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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
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Aco Gjorčev
as Dr. Jevgeni Ljahov
Emir Hadžihafizbegović
as Fahro Zulfikarpašić
Zoran Radmilović
as Brko Pilot
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Jelena Čović
as Nataša
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Tomislav Gelić
as Berberin Hamdo
Davor Dujmović
as Mirza Malkoč, brat
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Amer Kapetanović
as —
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Silvija Marijanović Puharić
as —
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Zaim Muzaferija
as Predsjednik
Božidarka Frajt
as Doktorova žena
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Haris Burina
as Ostojin šofer
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Siniša Dugarić
as —
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Milijana Zirojević
as —
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Dimitrije Vujović
as —
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Vejsil Pećanin
as —
