When Father Was Away on Business
When Father Was Away on Business
When Father Was Away on Business
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1985
2h 16m
7.3(137 votes)
Drama

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.

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30 members
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Moreno de Bartoli

Malik

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Miki Manojlović

Mehmed 'Meša' Zolj, otac

Miki Manojlović
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Mirjana Karanović

Senija 'Sena' Zolj, majka

Mirjana Karanović
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Mustafa Nadarević

Zijah 'Zijo' Zulfikarpašić

Mustafa Nadarević
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Mira Furlan

Ankica Vidmar

Mira Furlan
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Predrag Laković

Kućepazitelj Franjo

Predrag Laković
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Pavle Vuisić

Muzafer Zulfikarpašić, dedo

Pavle Vuisić
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Slobodan Aligrudić

Ostoja Cekić

Slobodan Aligrudić
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Eva Ras

Ilonka Petrović

Eva Ras
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Aco Gjorčev

Dr. Jevgeni Ljahov

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Emir Hadžihafizbegović

Fahro Zulfikarpašić

Emir Hadžihafizbegović
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Zoran Radmilović

Brko Pilot

Zoran Radmilović
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Jelena Čović

Nataša

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Tomislav Gelić

Berberin Hamdo

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Davor Dujmović

Mirza Malkoč, brat

Davor Dujmović
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Amer Kapetanović

Unknown Role

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Silvija Marijanović Puharić

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Zaim Muzaferija

Predsjednik

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Božidarka Frajt

Doktorova žena

Božidarka Frajt
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Haris Burina

Ostojin šofer

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Siniša Dugarić

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Milijana Zirojević

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Dimitrije Vujović

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Vejsil Pećanin

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Jasmin Geljo

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Jasmin Geljo
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Nebojša Šurlan

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Fahrudin Ahmetbegović

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Aleksandar 'Saša' Zurovac

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Mirsad Zulić

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Saša Petrović

Kum (uncredited)

Saša Petrović

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