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When Father Was Away on Business (1985)

Original title: Otac na službenom putu

1985-01-15 · 2h 16m · SH
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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.

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Emir KusturicaDirectorAbdulah SidranWriter

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Mirjana KaranovićMirjana KaranovićSenija 'Sena' ZoljPredrag 'Miki' ManojlovićPredrag 'Miki' ManojlovićMehmed 'Meša' Zolj, otacMustafa NadarevićMustafa NadarevićZijah 'Zijo' ZulfikarpašićMira FurlanMira FurlanAnkica VidmarPavle VuisićPavle VuisićMuzafer ZulfikarpašićSlobodan AligrudićSlobodan AligrudićOstoja CekićPredrag LakovićPredrag LakovićKućepazitelj FranjoDavor DujmovićDavor DujmovićMirza MalkočEva RasEva RasIlonka PetrovićZoran RadmilovićZoran RadmilovićBrko PilotEmir HadžihafizbegovićEmir HadžihafizbegovićFahro ZulfikarpašićMoreno D'E BartolliMoreno D'E BartolliMalik

Keywords

Loss of loved one1950sDifficult childhoodMuslimCircumcisionCommunismAnti-communismYugoslavia

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityLoss Of Loved One · 1950s · Difficult ChildhoodDialogue densityDramaPacingLongEmotional intensityLoss Of Loved OneDirector preference55634

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What is When Father Was Away on Business about?

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.

How long is When Father Was Away on Business?

When Father Was Away on Business has a runtime of 136 minutes.