When Father Was Away on Business

Sinopse

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.

7.3
1985
Released
2h 16m

Status

Released

Original Language

Keywords

#muslim
#yugoslavia
#loss of loved one
#difficult childhood
#circumcision
#anti-communism
#communism
#1950s

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8.3

Reviews

@deepkino3 months ago

Emir Kusturica's When Father Was Away on Business is a courageous, funny, and deeply moving film that blends comedy, family drama, and political realism. The title refers to the lie a family tells a six-year-old boy to explain his father's imprisonment in a labor camp for a thoughtless remark that offended Communist officials. It won the Palme d'Or at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival and was nominate