When Father Was Away on Business

In a post-WWII Yugoslavia still under Stalinist rule in the 1950s, six-year-old Malik is oblivious as to why his father, Mehmed, has suddenly disappeared. In truth, Mehmed has been sent to a labor camp as punishment for acts of sexual indiscretion involving young girls. Malik's mother, Senija, however, has no answers, and the family must cope in the father's absence.

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  Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović

  Mehmed 'Meša' Zolj, otac
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  Mirjana Karanović

  Senija 'Sena' Zolj, majka
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  Mustafa Nadarević

  Zijah 'Zijo' Zulfikarpašić
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  Mira Furlan

  Ankica Vidmar
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  Predrag Laković

  Kućepazitelj Franjo
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  Eva Ras

  Ilonka Petrović
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  Emir Hadžihafizbegović

  Fahro Zulfikarpašić
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  Zoran Radmilović

  Brko Pilot
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  Davor Dujmović

  Mirza Malkoč, brat
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  Božidarka Frajt

  Doktorova žena