When Father Was Away on Business
7.3
162 votes
January 15, 1985
2h 16m
Drama
Overview
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.
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Cast
M
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 FranjoP
Pavle Vuisić
Muzafer Zulfikarpašić, dedoS
Slobodan Aligrudić
Ostoja Cekić
Eva Ras
Ilonka PetrovićA
Aco Gjorčev
Dr. Jevgeni Ljahov
Emir Hadžihafizbegović
Fahro Zulfikarpašić
Zoran Radmilović
Brko PilotJ
Jelena Čović
NatašaT
Tomislav Gelić
Berberin Hamdo
Davor Dujmović
Mirza Malkoč, bratMore like this
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