When Father was away on Business

Drama, Croatia/Yugoslavia 1985

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Yugoslavia at the beginning of the 1950s: 6-year-old Malik lives with his parents Mehmed and Senija and his older brother in post-Stalinist Titoist Sarajevo, Bosnia. Mehmed works for the Ministry of Labor and often is away on business. Although he loves his wife, he has an affair with Ankica, who is also being courted by his brother-in-law. When his brother-in-law finds out about the affair, he denounces Mehmed politically. Mehmed is sentenced to forced labor in a coal mine, and Senija makes her sons believe that he has gone on a long business trip.
131 min
SD
Starting at 12
Audio language:
German

Awards

Golden Palm Cannes Filmfestival 1985

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Director:

Emir Kusturica

Producer:

Mirza Pašić

Cast:

Moreno D'E Bartolli (Malik)

Miki Manojlović (Mehmed 'Meša' Zolj)

Mirjana Karanović (Senija 'Sena' Zolj)

Mira Furlan (Ankica Vidmar)

Eva Ras (Ilonka Petrović)

Original title:

Otac na službenom putu

Original language:

Serbo-Croatian

Format:

16:9 SD, Color

Age rating:

Starting at 12

Audio language:

German