Top billed cast

1. 

   Moreno de Bartoli

   Malik

2. 

   Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović

   Mehmed 'Meša' Zolj, otac

3. 

   Mirjana Karanović

   Senija 'Sena' Zolj, majka

4. 

   Mustafa Nadarević

   Zijah 'Zijo' Zulfikarpašić

5. 

   Mira Furlan

   Ankica Vidmar

6. 

   Predrag Laković

   Kućepazitelj Franjo

7. 

   Pavle Vuisić

   Muzafer Zulfikarpašić, dedo

8. 

   Slobodan Aligrudić

   Ostoja Cekić

9. 

   Eva Ras

   Ilonka Petrović

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Reviews

A review by deepkino

Written by deepkino on 2025-09-17

Emir Kusturica's When Father Was Away on Business is a courageous, funny, and deeply moving film that blends comedy, family drama, and political realism. The title refers to the lie a family tells a six-year-old boy to explain his father's imprisonment in a labor camp for a thoughtless remark that offended Communist officials. It won the Palme d'Or at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.

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Status
Released

Original Language

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• muslim
• yugoslavia
• loss of loved one
• difficult childhood
• circumcision
• anti-communism
• communism
• 1950s