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.
Videos
Cast and Crew
Moreno de Bartoli
Malik
Miki Manojlović
Mehmed 'Meša' Zolj, otac
Mirjana Karanović
Senija 'Sena' Zolj, majka
Mustafa Nadarević
Zijah 'Zijo' Zulfikarpašić
Mira Furlan
Ankica Vidmar
Predrag Laković
Kućepazitelj Franjo
Pavle Vuisić
Muzafer Zulfikarpašić, dedo
Slobodan Aligrudić
Ostoja Cekić
Eva Ras
Ilonka Petrović
Aco Gjorčev
Dr. Jevgeni Ljahov
Emir Kusturica
Director
Abdulah Sidran
Writer
Mirza Pašić
Producer
Zoran Simjanović
Original Music Composer
Vilko Filač
Director of Photography
Andrija Zafranović
Editor
Predrag Lukovac
Production Design
Divna Jovanović
Costume Design
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.
Orignal Title
Otac na službenom putu
Orignal Language
sh
Duration
136 minutes
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Release Data
1985-01-15
Production Companies
Forum Sarajevo, Centar film, Sutjeska Film, The Cannon Group
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