Drama · Yugoslavia · 1985 · 2h 16m

When Father Was Away on Business

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Director
Emir Kusturica
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
Crew
Vilko Filač — Director of Photography Andrija Zafranović — Editor Zoran Simjanović — Original Music Composer Abdulah Sidran — Writer Mirza Pašić — Producer Predrag Lukovac — Production Design
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
muslimyugoslavialoss of loved onedifficult childhoodcircumcisionanti-communismcommunism1950s
Key Collaborators
Emir Kusturica Director Vilko Filač Director of Photography Andrija Zafranović Editor Zoran Simjanović Original Music Composer Abdulah Sidran Writer Mirza Pašić Producer Predrag Lukovac Production Design Divna Jovanović Costume Design
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