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When Father Was Away on Business
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| When Father Was Away on Business Otac na službenom putu Отац на службеном путу |
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| Directed by | Emir Kusturica |
| Produced by | Mirza Pašić |
| Written by | Abdulah Sidran |
| Starring | Moreno D'E Bartolli Miki Manojlović Mirjana Karanović Mustafa Nadarević Mira Furlan Davor Dujmović Predrag Laković Pavle Vujisić |
| Music by | Zoran Simjanović |
| Cinematography | Vilko Filač |
| Editing by | Andrija Zafranović |
| Release date(s) |  September 12, 1985 October 11, 1985 |
| Running time | 136 min. |
| Language | Serbo-Croat |
| Gross revenue | $25,053 (West Germany only) $16,131 (USA only) |
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When Father Was Away on Business (Serbo-Croatian: Otac na službenom putu, Отац на службеном путу) is a 1985 Yugoslavian film by Serbian director Emir Kusturica. The screenplay was written by Abdulah Sidran.
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Set in post-World War II Bosnia during the Informbiro period, the film tells the story of a young boy whose father (played by Miki Manojlović) has been suspected of working for Cominform and sent to a labor camp after a careless remark about a political newspaper cartoon. The story is from the perspective of the boy, Malik, who is led to believe that his father is on a business trip. Malik is a chronic sleepwalker.
After a while, Mesa's wife and children rejoin him in Zvornik, where Malik meets Maša, the daughter of a Jewish doctor. He falls in love with her, last sees her when the ambulance takes her away.
At the wedding of his uncle, Malik witnesses his father's affair with the pilotess, who afterwards tries to kill herself with the toilet's flush cord. Sena reconciles with her brother, who's been diagnosed with diabetes.
- Moreno De Bartolli as Malik
- Predrag Miki Manojlović as Mesha
- Mirjana Karanović as Senija
- Mira Furlan as Ankica
- Mustafa Nadarević as Zijo
- Predrag Laković as Franjo
- Pavle Vujisić as Muzafer
- Slobodan Aligrudić as Cekic
The film took home two awards from the Cannes Film Festival in 1985 including the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) and the FIPRESCI Prize, while also being nominated for the 1985 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
- When Father Was Away on Business at the Internet Movie Database
- When Father Was Away on Business at All Movie Guide
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Succeeded by The Mission |
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