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deepkino2025-09-17T10:40:10.600Z
7/10

Emir Kusturica's When Father Was Away on Business is a courageous, funny, and deeply moving film that blends comedy, family drama, and political realism. The title refers to the lie a family tells a six-year-old boy to explain his father's imprisonment in a labor camp f...

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When Father Was Away on Business

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.

Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović profile
Predrag 'Miki' ManojlovićMehmed 'Meša' Zolj, otac
Mirjana Karanović profile
Mirjana KaranovićSenija 'Sena' Zolj, majka
Mustafa Nadarević profile
Mustafa NadarevićZijah 'Zijo' Zulfikarpašić
Mira Furlan profile
Mira FurlanAnkica Vidmar
Predrag Laković profile
Predrag LakovićKućepazitelj Franjo
Pavle Vuisić profile
Pavle VuisićMuzafer Zulfikarpašić, dedo
Slobodan Aligrudić profile
Slobodan AligrudićOstoja Cekić
Eva Ras profile
Eva RasIlonka Petrović
Emir Hadžihafizbegović profile
Emir HadžihafizbegovićFahro Zulfikarpašić
Zoran Radmilović profile
Zoran RadmilovićBrko Pilot
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Release
15/01/1985
Rating
⭐ 7.3/10
Runtime
136 min
Status
Released
Genres
Drama
Languages
Serbo-Croatian
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