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When Father Was Away on Business
When Father Was Away on Business

When Father Was Away on Business

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

136 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

15 January 1985

Country

Yugoslavia

Cast

Moreno de Bartoli

Moreno de Bartoli

Malik

Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović

Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović

Mehmed 'Meša' Zolj, otac

Mirjana Karanović

Mirjana Karanović

Senija 'Sena' Zolj, majka

Mustafa Nadarević

Mustafa Nadarević

Zijah 'Zijo' Zulfikarpašić

Mira Furlan

Mira Furlan

Ankica Vidmar

Predrag Laković

Predrag Laković

Kućepazitelj Franjo

Pavle Vuisić

Pavle Vuisić

Muzafer Zulfikarpašić, dedo

Slobodan Aligrudić

Slobodan Aligrudić

Ostoja Cekić

Eva Ras

Eva Ras

Ilonka Petrović

Aco Gjorčev

Aco Gjorčev

Dr. Jevgeni Ljahov

Emir Hadžihafizbegović

Emir Hadžihafizbegović

Fahro Zulfikarpašić

Zoran Radmilović

Zoran Radmilović

Brko Pilot

Jelena Čović

Jelena Čović

Nataša

Tomislav Gelić

Tomislav Gelić

Berberin Hamdo

Davor Dujmović

Davor Dujmović

Mirza Malkoč, brat

Amer Kapetanović

Amer Kapetanović

Silvija Marijanović Puharić

Silvija Marijanović Puharić

Zaim Muzaferija

Zaim Muzaferija

Predsjednik

Božidarka Frajt

Božidarka Frajt

Doktorova žena

Haris Burina

Haris Burina

Ostojin šofer

Siniša Dugarić

Siniša Dugarić

Milijana Zirojević

Milijana Zirojević

Dimitrije Vujović

Dimitrije Vujović

Vejsil Pećanin

Vejsil Pećanin

Jasmin Geljo

Jasmin Geljo

Nebojša Šurlan

Nebojša Šurlan

Fahrudin Ahmetbegović

Fahrudin Ahmetbegović

Aleksandar 'Saša' Zurovac

Aleksandar 'Saša' Zurovac

Mirsad Zulić

Mirsad Zulić

Saša Petrović

Saša Petrović

Kum (uncredited)

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