When Father Was Away on Business
Emir Kusturica1985-01-15
7.3
136 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Moreno de Bartoli | Malik | Unowned |
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Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović | Mehmed 'Meša' Zolj, otac | Unowned |
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Mirjana Karanović | Senija 'Sena' Zolj, majka | Unowned |
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Mustafa Nadarević | Zijah 'Zijo' Zulfikarpašić | Unowned |
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Mira Furlan | Ankica Vidmar | Unowned |
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Predrag Laković | Kućepazitelj Franjo | Unowned |
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Pavle Vuisić | Muzafer Zulfikarpašić, dedo | Unowned |
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Slobodan Aligrudić | Ostoja Cekić | Unowned |
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Eva Ras | Ilonka Petrović | Unowned |
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Aco Gjorčev | Dr. Jevgeni Ljahov | Unowned |
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Emir Hadžihafizbegović | Fahro Zulfikarpašić | Unowned |
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Zoran Radmilović | Brko Pilot | Unowned |
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Jelena Čović | Nataša | Unowned |
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Tomislav Gelić | Berberin Hamdo | Unowned |
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Davor Dujmović | Mirza Malkoč, brat | Unowned |
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Amer Kapetanović | Unowned | |
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Silvija Marijanović Puharić | Unowned | |
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Zaim Muzaferija | Predsjednik | Unowned |
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Božidarka Frajt | Doktorova žena | Unowned |
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Haris Burina | Ostojin šofer | Unowned |
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Siniša Dugarić | Unowned | |
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Milijana Zirojević | Unowned | |
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Dimitrije Vujović | Unowned | |
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Vejsil Pećanin | Unowned | |
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Jasmin Geljo | Unowned | |
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Nebojša Šurlan | Unowned | |
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Fahrudin Ahmetbegović | Unowned | |
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Aleksandar 'Saša' Zurovac | Unowned | |
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Mirsad Zulić | Unowned | |
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Saša Petrović | Kum (uncredited) | Unowned |