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When Father Was Away on Business (1985)
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Average Rating:0.0/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 24 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: A naive boy tells his version of why daddy couldn't stay with his family in post-WWII Yugoslavia. In reality, the child's father has gone to prison for romancing the lover of a high-ranking party... A naive boy tells his version of why daddy couldn't stay with his family in post-WWII Yugoslavia. In reality, the child's father has gone to prison for romancing the lover of a high-ranking party member. But the boy thinks papa's away working. The difficulties and tumult experienced by this fatherless family struggling to survive on their own is a parable for and mirror of the tensions between the Soviet Union and the emerging Yugoslavian government, struggling for independence. [More]
Starring: Moreno D'E Bartolli, Miki Manojlovic, Mirjana Karanovic
Starring: Moreno D'E Bartolli, Miki Manojlovic, Mirjana Karanovic
Director: Emir Kusturica
Director: Emir Kusturica
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Apart from an Emir Kusturica filmography and trailer reel, the only extra here is an 18-minute interview (in English) with the director.
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