When Father Was Away on Business
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.
Release Date:
1985-01-15
Runtime:
136 minutes
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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
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Aco Gjorčev
as Dr. Jevgeni Ljahov
Emir Hadžihafizbegović
as Fahro Zulfikarpašić
Zoran Radmilović
as Brko Pilot
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Jelena Čović
as Nataša
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Tomislav Gelić
as Berberin Hamdo
Davor Dujmović
as Mirza Malkoč, brat
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Amer Kapetanović
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Silvija Marijanović Puharić
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Zaim Muzaferija
as Predsjednik
Božidarka Frajt
as Doktorova žena
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Haris Burina
as Ostojin šofer
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Siniša Dugarić
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Milijana Zirojević
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Dimitrije Vujović
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Vejsil Pećanin
Jasmin Geljo
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Nebojša Šurlan
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Fahrudin Ahmetbegović
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Aleksandar 'Saša' Zurovac
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Mirsad Zulić
Saša Petrović
as Kum (uncredited)