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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.
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'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 family is deeply affected by the father's extramarital affairs and the turbulent consequences of the Tito-Stalin split. 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.
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