When Father Was Away on Business

19852h 16min

Tito's break-up with Stalin in 1948 marked the beginning of not only confusing, but also very dangerous years for many hard-core Yugoslav communists. A careless remark about the newspaper cartoon is enough for Mesha to join many arrested unfortunates. His family is now forced to cope with the situation and wait for his release from prison.

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Tito's break-up with Stalin in 1948 marked the beginning of not only confusing, but also very dangerous years for many hard-core Yugoslav communists. A careless remark about the newspaper cartoon is enough for Mesha to join many arrested unfortunates. His family is now forced to cope with the situation and wait for his release from prison.

Released
January 15, 1985
Runtime
2h 16min
Director
Emir Kusturica
Genre
Drama
Language
Serbo-Croatian
Production
Forum Sarajevo, Centar film, Sutjeska Film, The Cannon Group
Cast
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