When Father Was Away on Business

Unrated

10/11/19852h 16m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

Overview:

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.

Director:

Emir Kusturica

Status:

Released

Language:

Serbo-Croatian

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

muslim
yugoslavia
loss of loved one
difficult childhood
circumcision
anti-communism
communism
1950s

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

Pavle Vuisić

~ as ~

Muzafer Zulfikarpašić, dedo

Slobodan Aligrudić

~ as ~

Ostoja Cekić

Eva Ras

~ as ~

Ilonka Petrović

Aco Gjorčev

~ as ~

Dr. Jevgeni Ljahov

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Reviews (1)

deepkino
Written 2 month(s) ago
7
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 for a thoughtless remark that offended Communist officials. It won the Palme d'Or at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.