When Father Was Away on Business
Directed by Emir Kusturica
Starring Moreno de Bartoli, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović, Mirjana Karanović, Mustafa Nadarević, Mira Furlan, Predrag Laković, Pavle Vuisić, Slobodan Aligrudić, Eva Ras, Aco Gjorčev
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ExhaustedIn 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.
- Original title
- Otac na službenom putu
- Original language
- Serbian (Latin)
- Country
- Serbia
- Screenplay
- Abdulah Sidran
- Music
- Zoran Simjanović
- Cinematography
- Vilko Filač
- Cast
- Mustafa Nadarević, Mira Furlan, Predrag Laković, Pavle Vuisić, Slobodan Aligrudić, Eva Ras, Aco Gjorčev
Updated August 14, 2026
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