The Film
When Father Was Away on Business
The Story
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.
Runtime
136 min
Released Jan 1985

Directed by
Emir Kusturica
Written byAbdulah Sidran
Marquee
6 of 20












