When Father Was Away on Business (1985)
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👍 79%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 100%
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Cast
Moreno de Bartoli as Malik
Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović as Mehmed 'Meša' Zolj, otac
Mirjana Karanović as Senija 'Sena' Zolj, majka
Mustafa Nadarević as Zijah 'Zijo' Zulfikarpašić
Mira Furlan as Ankica Vidmar
Predrag Laković as Kućepazitelj Franjo
Pavle Vuisić as Muzafer Zulfikarpašić, dedo
Slobodan Aligrudić as Ostoja Cekić
Is When Father Was Away on Business good?
Most people think so. 79% audience score, estimated from 162 TMDB ratings. Critics rated it higher at 100%, but audiences were less impressed.
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. Wikipedia ↗
