Actors: Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović

When Father Was Away on Business

When Father Was Away on Business (1985)

April 6, 2023

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.

The Whore's Son

The Whore’s Son (2004)

March 12, 2022 Cheating, Cheating Wife, Europe/World

Ozren is raised in Vienna by his mother Silvija, who works as a prostitute, and his aunt and uncle. The film shows the demimonde of Vienna in the early 1990ies and deals with Ozren’s finding out that his mother is not a waitress (as he was initially told) and with the way he copes with it.