When Father Was Away on Business
1985 · 136 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 10,380 VOTES · DIR. Emir Kusturica
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 957 lines
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00:00:24 WHEN FATHER WAS AWAY ON BUSINESS
00:03:09 but if someone calls him "fatso, "
00:07:03 Leave me alone.
00:10:48 Mirza!
00:16:06 If you don't know that, you're a...
00:21:07 Your own brother-in-law.
00:25:29 - Others know? - I'll say they do.
00:32:22 there was enough skin left to make you a coat.
00:40:57 Well?
00:44:22 Give it back!
00:50:01 They were sitting here like normal people...
00:54:13 "I'll be beating other carpets of Mesa 's. "
01:04:02 How are you, young man? My, how you've grown!
01:08:29 Take it. There are better days ahead.
01:12:41 So what's wrong with me?
01:16:14 What? It's fine.
01:21:50 Why him?
01:32:23 Cekic was with you. Micko won't give you away.
01:39:51 I knew he was only joking.
01:42:12 Go to sleep.
01:47:21 I've got this French shit.
01:51:57 Some politician you are.
01:57:17 That you can live to 1 00 with diabetes.
02:07:07 Boskov, Ognjanov, Mitic, Vukas, Bobek, Zebec.
Cast & Characters
Moreno De Bartoli
Malik
Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic
Mehmed Mesa Zolj
Mirjana Karanovic
Senija Sena Zolj
Mustafa Nadarevic
Zijah Zijo Zulfikarpasic
Mira Furlan
Ankica Vidmar
Predrag Lakovic
Kucepazitelj Franjo
Pavle Vuisic
Dedo Muzamer
Slobodan Aligrudic
Ostoja Cekic
Eva Ras
Ilonka Petrovic
Aco Djorcev
Dr. Ljahaov
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed957
Dialogue density7.0 lines / min
First line00:00:24
Final line02:07:07
Production Record
DirectorEmir Kusturica
LanguageSH
IMDb votes10,380