Is When Father Was Away on Business sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does When Father Was Away on Business end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is When Father Was Away on Business violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is When Father Was Away on Business easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is When Father Was Away on Business scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

When Father Was Away on Business

Name: When Father Was Away on Business
Genre: Drama
Released: 1985
Duration: 136 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Moreno de Bartoli, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović, Mirjana Karanović, Mustafa Nadarević, Mira Furlan

Directed by Emir Kusturica

Produced by Forum Sarajevo, Centar film

1985136 min7.3 / 10

A melancholic, intimate portrait of a child's confusion and loss as his father vanishes into a Stalinist labor camp, told through the fog of childhood incomprehension.

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.

Clusters

Coping With Loss Corrupted by Ambition Slow Emotional Collapse Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Body Horror and Mutilation

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Muslim Yugoslavia Loss Of Loved One Difficult Childhood Circumcision Anti-communism Communism 1950s

Questions people ask

Is When Father Was Away on Business sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Does When Father Was Away on Business end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is When Father Was Away on Business violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% of films.
Is When Father Was Away on Business easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is When Father Was Away on Business scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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