Film
When Father Was Away on Business
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.
Overview
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.
Cast
- Moreno de BartoliMalik
- Predrag 'Miki' ManojlovićMehmed 'Meša' Zolj, otac
- Mirjana KaranovićSenija 'Sena' Zolj, majka
- Mustafa NadarevićZijah 'Zijo' Zulfikarpašić
- Mira FurlanAnkica Vidmar
- Predrag LakovićKućepazitelj Franjo
- Pavle VuisićMuzafer Zulfikarpašić, dedo
- Slobodan AligrudićOstoja Cekić
