When Father Was Away on Business (1985)
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.
Release Date : January 15, 1985
Runtime : 136m
Genre : Drama
Companies : Forum Sarajevo, Centar film, Sutjeska Film, The Cannon Group
Countries : Yugoslavia
Keywords : muslim, yugoslavia, loss of loved one, difficult childhood, circumcision, anti-communism, communism, 1950s