When Father Was Away on Business
1985 · directed by Emir Kusturica
- Rating
- 90/100
- Hit
- yes
- Prestige lists
- Palme d'Or
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.
When Father Was Away on Business (1985), directed by Emir Kusturica, rates 90/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Moreno de Bartoli
- Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović
- Mirjana Karanović
- Mustafa Nadarević
- Mira Furlan
- Predrag Laković
- Pavle Vuisić
- Slobodan Aligrudić
- Eva Ras
- Aco Gjorčev
Crew
- Vilko Filač — Director of Photography
- Andrija Zafranović — Editor
- Zoran Simjanović — Original Music Composer
- Abdulah Sidran — Writer
More from Emir Kusturica
- Time of the Gypsies (1988) — 87/100 · hit
- Underground (1995) — 85/100 · hit
- Black Cat, White Cat (1998) — 78/100
- Life Is a Miracle (2004) — 74/100
- Do You Remember Dolly Bell? (1981) — 74/100
- Arizona Dream (1993) — 73/100
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