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When Father Was Away on Business
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1985
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R
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2h 16m
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Drama
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Cannon
🍅
100%
91%
7.7
B
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Opening weekend
Opening
$12K
Limited · 1 theater
Domestic total
Domestic
$12K
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Emir Kusturica
Screenplay
Abdulah Sidran
Produced by
Mirza Pašić
Cinematography
Vilko Filač
Music
Zoran Simjanović
Prod. Design
Predrag Lukovac
Starring
Moreno de Bartoli, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović, Mirjana Karanović, Mustafa Nadarević, Mira Furlan, Predrag Laković
Studio
Cannon
The run
Wk
Weekend
Rank
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Chg
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Total
1
Oct 11-13
28
$11.6K
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1
$11,614
$11.6K
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