When Father Was Away on Business

1985 | Drama, Foreign Language

Synopsis

A family is deeply affected by the father's extramarital affairs and the turbulent consequences of the Tito-Stalin split.

Scores

Overall Score
36.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
40.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
0.9%
Review Aggregate
91.1

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 5 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 5 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, lighthearted, political. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlylightheartedpoliticalcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Moreno De Bartoli1985$0$0(est)
Miki Manojlović1985$0$0(est)
Mirjana Karanović1985$0$0(est)
Mustafa Nadarević1985$0$0(est)
Mira Furlan1985$0$0(est)
Davor Dujmović1985$0$0(est)
Predrag Laković1985$0$0(est)
Pavle Vujisić1985$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score100.0
RT critic review count7
Rotten Tomatoes audience score91.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating7.7
IMDb votes10,546

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1985$16,131$47,029
International1985N/AN/A
Worldwide1985$16,131$47,029

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1985$8,066$23,514
Digital Rentals ?1985N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1985N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1985$77,000$224,488
Physical Purchases ?1985$34,000$99,125
TV & Streaming Revenue1985$75,000$218,657
Total Revenues1985$194,066$565,784
Expenses
Budget ?1985$250,000 (est)$728,857 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1985$80,000 (est)$233,234 (est)
Participations1985$4,000$11,662
Residuals ?1985$11,000$32,070
Interest & Overhead1985$50,000$145,771
Total Expenses1985$395,000$1,151,594
Movie Net Profit or Loss1985$-200,934$-585,810

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