When Father Was Away on Business (1985)
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.
Director: Emir Kusturica
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Moreno de Bartoli as Malik |
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Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović as Mehmed 'Meša' Zolj, otac |
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Mirjana Karanović as Senija 'Sena' Zolj, majka |
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Mustafa Nadarević as Zijah 'Zijo' Zulfikarpašić |
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Mira Furlan as Ankica Vidmar |
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Predrag Laković as Kućepazitelj Franjo |
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Pavle Vuisić as Muzafer Zulfikarpašić, dedo |
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Slobodan Aligrudić as Ostoja Cekić |
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Eva Ras as Ilonka Petrović |
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Aco Gjorčev as Dr. Jevgeni Ljahov |
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Emir Hadžihafizbegović as Fahro Zulfikarpašić |
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Zoran Radmilović as Brko Pilot |
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Jelena Čović as Nataša |
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Tomislav Gelić as Berberin Hamdo |
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Davor Dujmović as Mirza Malkoč, brat |
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Amer Kapetanović as |
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Silvija Marijanović Puharić as |
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Zaim Muzaferija as Predsjednik |
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Božidarka Frajt as Doktorova žena |
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Haris Burina as Ostojin šofer |
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Siniša Dugarić as |
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Milijana Zirojević as |
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Dimitrije Vujović as |
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Vejsil Pećanin as |
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Jasmin Geljo as |
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Nebojša Šurlan as |
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Fahrudin Ahmetbegović as |
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Aleksandar 'Saša' Zurovac as |
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Mirsad Zulić as |
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Saša Petrović as Kum (uncredited) |
| Directing | Emir Kusturica | Director |
| Writing | Abdulah Sidran | Writer |
| Production | Mirza Pašić | Producer |
| Sound | Zoran Simjanović | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Vilko Filač | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Andrija Zafranović | Editor |
| Art | Predrag Lukovac | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Divna Jovanović | Costume Design |
