When Father Was Away on Business
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When Father Was Away on Business

★ 7.3/10 TMDB 1985-01-15 136 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.

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Moreno de Bartoli
Malik
Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović
Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović
Mehmed 'Meša' Zolj, otac
Mirjana Karanović
Mirjana Karanović
Senija 'Sena' Zolj, majka
Mustafa Nadarević
Mustafa Nadarević
Zijah 'Zijo' Zulfikarpašić
Mira Furlan
Mira Furlan
Ankica Vidmar
Predrag Laković
Predrag Laković
Kućepazitelj Franjo
Pavle Vuisić
Pavle Vuisić
Muzafer Zulfikarpašić, dedo
Slobodan Aligrudić
Slobodan Aligrudić
Ostoja Cekić
Eva Ras
Eva Ras
Ilonka Petrović
Aco Gjorčev
Dr. Jevgeni Ljahov
Emir Hadžihafizbegović
Emir Hadžihafizbegović
Fahro Zulfikarpašić
Zoran Radmilović
Zoran Radmilović
Brko Pilot
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