
When Father Was Away on Business ( 1985 )
Overview
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.
Top Cast

Moreno de Bartoli
Malik

Miki Manojlović
Mehmed 'Meša' Zolj, otac

Mirjana Karanović
Senija 'Sena' Zolj, majka

Mustafa Nadarević
Zijah 'Zijo' Zulfikarpašić

Mira Furlan
Ankica Vidmar

Predrag Laković
Kućepazitelj Franjo

Pavle Vuisić
Muzafer Zulfikarpašić, dedo

Slobodan Aligrudić
Ostoja Cekić

Eva Ras
Ilonka Petrović

Aco Gjorčev
Dr. Jevgeni Ljahov

Emir Hadžihafizbegović
Fahro Zulfikarpašić

Zoran Radmilović
Brko Pilot

Jelena Čović
Nataša

Tomislav Gelić
Berberin Hamdo

Davor Dujmović
Mirza Malkoč, brat

Amer Kapetanović

Silvija Marijanović Puharić

Zaim Muzaferija
Predsjednik

Božidarka Frajt
Doktorova žena

Haris Burina
Ostojin šofer

Siniša Dugarić

Milijana Zirojević

Dimitrije Vujović

Vejsil Pećanin

Jasmin Geljo

Nebojša Šurlan

Fahrudin Ahmetbegović

Aleksandar 'Saša' Zurovac

Mirsad Zulić

Saša Petrović
Kum (uncredited)
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