When Father Was Away on Business

★★★★★

Original title: Otac na sluzbenom putu · Turkish title: Babam İş Gezisinde

1985 · 2 h 16 min

Directed by Emir Kusturica

Drama

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Cast

Moreno D'E Bartolli Miki Manojlović Mirjana Karanović

Credits

Written by: Abdulah Sidran

Plot

In Tito's Yugoslavia after the break with Stalin in 1948, a boy sees his father taken away after an indiscreet remark.

Sinekatalog’s take

Emir Kusturica's Palme d'Or winner sees Tito-era Yugoslavia through a boy's eyes after his father is taken away. Warm, funny and sad, it mixes political satire and childhood wonder beautifully.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (10,927 votes)
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