In a dramatic mixture of sentimentalism, humor, oneiric elements and History, this film is a reveals how was family life in Sarajevo in the early Fifities, from the innocent point of view of a 6-year-old narrator, Malik. His father is unfairly arrested and deported and, in order to protect the child, the family tells him that his father is away on business. The film details the troubles of a fatherless family that strives to deal with the financial privations of communism.

  • Duration: 136
  • Production year: 1985
  • Country: Yugoslavia

Emir Kusturica

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