When Father Was Away on Business

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.

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

136 min

Actor:

Moreno de Bartoli, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović, Mirjana Karanović

Quality:

HD

Director:

Emir Kusturica

Release:

1985

Country:

Yugoslavia

IMDb:

7.3