When Father was Away on Business(Otac na sluzbenom putu)
Dir: Emir Kusturic
Yugoslavia, 1985, Serbo-Croatian, 136mins, DCP
Cast: Moreno De Bartoli, Miki Manojlovic, Mirjana Karanovic
Told through the consciousness of a six-year old boy, Kusturica’s surprising Palme d’Or winner is an affectionate social satire offering a revealing glimpse of Yugoslavia’s tumultuous political transition after breaking up with the Soviet Union. The twist of fate for young Malik comes when he is told that his father is “away on business”, a euphemism for being sent to a labour camp for his alleged Stalinist sympathies – or rather, his promiscuity. In his sleepwalking, Malik shows his remarkable talent for interrupting his father’s licentious acts, and his spirit as adventurous as his father’s libido.
Cannes Film Festival: Palme d’Or and FIPRESCI Prize
Academy Awards: Best Foreign Language Film nomination
9/19 (Sun): Film talk with Long Tin
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Screening:
In-theatre Screening
Tickets will be available at Emperor Cinemas Website, Mobile App and the box office of iSQUARE on screening day. 2021-09-19 (Sun)
14:30Tickets will be available at Emperor Cinemas Website, Mobile App and the box office of iSQUARE on screening day. 2021-10-16 (Sat)
19:45
EMP Cinemas iSQUARE (Venue)
Post-screening talk / Q&A
Remarks
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