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When Father Was Away on Business

Emir Kusturica

1985 • 2h 16m

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 cam...

When Father Was Away on Business

Cast

Moreno de BartoliMalik

Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović

Predrag 'Miki' ManojlovićMehmed 'Meša' Zolj, otac

Mirjana Karanović

Mirjana KaranovićSenija 'Sena' Zolj, majka

Mustafa Nadarević

Mustafa NadarevićZijah 'Zijo' Zulfikarpašić

Mira Furlan

Mira FurlanAnkica Vidmar

Predrag Laković

Predrag LakovićKućepazitelj Franjo

Pavle Vuisić

Pavle VuisićMuzafer Zulfikarpašić, dedo

Slobodan Aligrudić

Slobodan AligrudićOstoja Cekić

Eva Ras

Eva RasIlonka Petrović

Aco GjorčevDr. Jevgeni Ljahov

Emir Hadžihafizbegović

Emir HadžihafizbegovićFahro Zulfikarpašić

Zoran Radmilović

Zoran RadmilovićBrko Pilot

Jelena ČovićNataša

Tomislav GelićBerberin Hamdo

Davor Dujmović

Davor DujmovićMirza Malkoč, brat

Crew

Emir Kusturica

Emir KusturicaDirector

Zoran Simjanović

Zoran SimjanovićOriginal Music Composer

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