When Father Was Away on Business (1985)

Name: When Father Was Away on Business
Genre: Drama
Released: 1985-01-15
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Moreno de Bartoli, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović, Mirjana Karanović, Mustafa Nadarević, Mira Furlan

Drama

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.

Rating: 7.3 / 10 (164 votes)
Release date: January 15, 1985
Runtime: 2h 16m
Language: SH
Director: Emir Kusturica
Status: Released