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Mar 14, 2022 · 148K views 2 years ago. The second, extraordinary movie directed by Emir Kusturica. It won the Palme d'Or at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign...
When Father Was Away on Business (Serbo-Croatian: Otac na službenom putu, Отац на службеном путу) is a 1985 Yugoslav film by Serbian director Emir Kusturica. The screenplay was written by the Bosnian dramatist Abdulah Sidran.
Oct 11, 1985 · When Father Was Away on Business: Directed by Emir Kusturica. With Moreno De Bartoli, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Mirjana Karanovic, Mustafa Nadarevic. A family is deeply affected by the father's extramarital affairs and the turbulent consequences of the Tito-Stalin split.
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- Drama
- Emir Kusturica
- 1985-10-11
In a post-World War II Yugoslavia still under Stalinist rule in the 1950s, 6-year-old Malik (Moreno D'E Bartolli) is oblivious as to why his father, Mehmed (Miki Manojlovic), has suddenly...
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- Emir Kusturica
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- Moreno D'e Bartolli
Emir Kusturica's When Father Was Away on Business is a closely observed story set in Communist Yugoslavia, not long after breaking away from the Soviet bloc. With a fine cast, director Kusturica manages a relaxed style that allows us an interesting inside look at family life under trying conditions.
A Yugoslav comedy-drama about a family coping with the father's imprisonment after Tito's break with Stalin. The film is told from the perspective of the son, who believes his father is on a business trip.
Emir Kusturica balances humor and pathos but, if anything, WHEN FATHER WAS AWAY ON BUSINESS is a black comedy — the kind where your brother-in-law condemns you to work in a labor camp because you didn't find a newspaper cartoon funny.
