When Father Was Away on Business (1985)
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.
- Released
- 1985-01-15
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Emir Kusturica
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 from 164 votes
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