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Overview

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7.7/10   2,441 votes
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Director:
Emir Kusturica
Writer:
Abdulah Sidran (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
11 October 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
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... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
I was there, Kusturica took me to Yugoslavia and I breathe the movie. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Moreno D'E Bartolli ... Malik

Miki Manojlovic ... Mehmed Mesa Zolj
Mirjana Karanovic ... Senija Sena Zolj
Mustafa Nadarevic ... Zijah Zijo Zulfikarpasic

Mira Furlan ... Ankica Vidmar
Predrag Lakovic ... Kucepazitelj Franjo
Pavle Vujisic ... Dedo Muzamer
Slobodan Aligrudic ... Ostoja Cekic
Eva Ras ... Ilonka Petrovic
Aco Djorcev ... Dr. Ljahaov (as Aleksandar Dorcev)
Emir Hadzihafizbegovic ... Mladji ujak
Zoran Radmilovic ... Pilot
Jelena Covic ... Natasa
Tomislav Gelic ... Berberin Hamdo
Davor Dujmovic ... Brat Mirza
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Отац на службеном путу (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
Otac na sluzbenom putu - ljubavno istorijski film (Yugoslavia: Serbian title) (complete title)
Papa est en voyage d'affaires
When Father Was Away on Business (USA)
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Runtime:
136 min
Country:
Yugoslavia
Language:
Serbo-Croatian
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Company:
Centar Film more

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16 out of 18 people found the following comment useful:-
I was there, Kusturica took me to Yugoslavia and I breathe the movie., 22 February 1999
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Author: andialu from Santiago, Chile

I remember when I saw this movie back in 1986, the people I was with left the theater bored and puzzled because of my reaction to the movie. I can't explain quite well what was that fascinated me so much about the story. I think it was because you can breathe the reality of the story, I swear I was there with the little boy and the suffering of the family. I was there, understanding the complexity, but simplicity at the same time, of the people and history of that part of the world. It is a movie you have to watch to understand and let it take you where Kusturica wants to.

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