When Father Was Away on Business (1985)

1985 · 136 min · Drama

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.

Directed by Emir Kusturica. Starring Moreno de Bartoli, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović, Mirjana Karanović, Mustafa Nadarević and Mira Furlan.

Similar to When Father Was Away on Business

• Do You Remember Dolly Bell? (1981)
• Time of the Gypsies (1988)
• Cirkus Columbia (2010)
• Zona Zamfirova (2002)
• The Priest's Children (2013)
• I Even Met Happy Gypsies (1967)
• The Elusive Summer of '68 (1984)
• Enclave (2015)
• Marshal Tito's Spirit (1999)
• Who's Singin' Over There? (1980)

Explore When Father Was Away on Business as a constellation

Lyradrift plots When Father Was Away on Business as a star at the centre of its own sky, with related films orbiting it as satellites, gathered from TMDB recommendations, shared themes, Wikidata links (same director, writer, series, source material or subject) and closeness of feel, then chosen for the strongest evidence — the closer and brighter a star, the more strongly it is related. Fly to any satellite to make it the new centre and keep exploring.

Explore When Father Was Away on Business on Lyradrift →

This website uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.