When Father Was Away on Business
1985, drama
136 minutes
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...
Cast
Malik
Mehmed 'Meša' Zolj, otac
Senija 'Sena' Zolj, majka
Zijah 'Zijo' Zulfikarpašić
Ankica Vidmar
Kućepazitelj Franjo
Muzafer Zulfikarpašić, dedo
Ostoja Cekić
Ilonka Petrović
Dr. Jevgeni Ljahov
Fahro Zulfikarpašić
Brko Pilot
Nataša
Berberin Hamdo
Mirza Malkoč, brat
Predsjednik
Doktorova žena
Ostojin šofer
Kum (uncredited)
Crew
Art
Production design
Camera
Costume and make-up
Costume design
Directing
Director
Editing
Editor
Production
Producer
Sound
Original music composer
Writing
Writer
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