When Father Was Away on Business
Film19852h 16m
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- Director
- Emir Kusturica
- Language
- Serbian (Latin)
- Released
- 1985-01-15
- Runtime
- 2h 16m
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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.
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