When Father Was Away on Business

When Father Was Away on Business

136 mins | Drama | Jan. 15, 1985

Tito's break-up with Stalin in 1948 marked the beginning of not only confusing, but also very dangerous years for many hard-core Yugoslav communists. A careless remark about the newspaper cartoon is enough for Mesha to join many arrested unfortunates. His family is now forced to cope with the situation and wait for his release from prison.

When Father Was Away on Business

136 mins | Drama | Jan. 15, 1985

When Father Was Away on Business
Tito's break-up with Stalin in 1948 marked the beginning of not only confusing, but also very dangerous years for many hard-core Yugoslav communists. A careless remark about the newspaper cartoon is enough for Mesha to join many arrested unfortunates. His family is now forced to cope with the situation and wait for his release from prison.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Cannon Group, Forum Sarajevo, Centar film, Sutjeska Film
Original title Otac na službenom putu
Directors Emir Kusturica
Writers Abdulah Sidran

Cast

Miki Manojlović

as Mehmed 'Meša' Zolj

Mirjana Karanović

as Senija 'Sena' Zolj

Mustafa Nadarević

as Zijah 'Zijo' Zulfikarpašić

Mira Furlan

as Ankica Vidmar

Pavle Vuisić

as Muzafer Zulfikarpašić

Slobodan Aligrudić

as Ostoja Cekić

Davor Dujmović

as Mirza Malkoč

Eva Ras

as Ilonka Petrović

Zoran Radmilović

as Brko Pilot

Emir Hadžihafizbegović

as Fahro Zulfikarpašić