When Father Was Away on Business
1985 · Movie · 136 min. · Yugoslavia
Tito's break-up with Stalin in 1948 marked the beginning of not only confusing, but also very dangerous years for many hard-core Yugoslav communists. A careless remark about the newspaper cartoon is enough for Mesha to join many arrested unfortunates. His family is now forced to cope with the situation and wait for his release from prison. The story is told from the perspective of Malik, his young son who believes the mother's story about father being "away on business".
Direction Emir Kusturica
Cast Moreno de Bartolli · Miki Manojlovic · Mirjana Karanovic · Pavle Vujisic · Mustafa Nadarevic · Mira Furlan · Predrag Lakovic · Davor Dujmovic
Soundtrack Zoran Simjanovic
Screenplay Abdulah Sidran
Cinematography Vilko Filac
Original title Otac na sluzbenom putu
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