When Father Was Away on Business
R · 1985 ‧ Drama/Drama ‧ 2h 16m
In a post-World War II Yugoslavia still under Stalinist rule in the 1950s, 6-year-old Malik (Moreno D'E Bartolli) is oblivious as to why his father, Mehmed (Miki Manojlovic), has suddenly disappeared. The actual reason for Mehmed's absence is that...
Release date: October 11, 1985 (USA)
Director: Emir Kusturica
Screenplay: Abdulah Sidran
Music composed by: Zoran Simjanović
Distributed by: The Cannon Group, Inc., Koch Entertainment, and Scotia International Filmverleih
Language: Serbo-Croatian
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A six-year-old boy tells his version of why daddy couldn't stay with his family in post-WWII Yugoslavia. In reality, the child's father has gone to prison ...
(When Father Was Away on Business). Yugoslavia, 1985. Director: Emir Kusturica. Production: Forum/Sarajevo Film; colour, 35mm; running time: 136 minutes.