Otac na službenom putu · 1985

When Father Was Away on Business

Emir Kusturica · 136 min · Yugoslavia

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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Production companies

Forum Sarajevo, Centar film, Sutjeska Film

Locations

Setting

Serbia

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Cast

• Moreno de Bartoli

  Malik

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  Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović

  Mehmed 'Meša' Zolj, otac

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  Mirjana Karanović

  Senija 'Sena' Zolj, majka

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  Mustafa Nadarević

  Zijah 'Zijo' Zulfikarpašić

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  Mira Furlan

  Ankica Vidmar

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  Predrag Laković

  Kućepazitelj Franjo

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  Pavle Vuisić

  Muzafer Zulfikarpašić, dedo

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  Slobodan Aligrudić

  Ostoja Cekić