Emir Kusturica
Directing·November 24, 1954 — 71 years old·Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Emir Nemanja Kusturica is a Serbian filmmaker, actor and musician, recognized for several internationally acclaimed feature films.
He is a two-time winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes (for When Father Was Away on Business and Underground), as well as being a Commander of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Since the mid-2000s, Kusturica's primary residence is Drvengrad, a village in the Mokra Gora region of Serbia. He had portions of the historic village reconstructed for his film Life Is a Miracle.
Known For
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—Crime No PunishmentDirector2025Chaplin: Spirit of the TrampSelf2025How I Waited for the SunHimself2024"I Will Revenge This World With Love" - S. ParadjanovHimself2023Dule Savić and the Silence in LondonHimself2022Srpska: The Struggle for FreedomSelf2022Scenes from the Life of BH FilmHimself2020Good Morning, the Wind BlowsSelf2019El Pepe: A Supreme LifeSelf · Director2019Balkan LineTaxi driver2018Untold Stories of Eastern EuropeTV2018CzechMate: In Search of Jiří MenzelSelf2018Local Heroes - World TalentsHimself2016To Make a Comedy Is No FunSelf2016On the Milky RoadKosta · Director · Writer2015The Legend of the Palme d'OrSelf2014Words with GodsMonk (ep. "Our Life") · Writer · Director2014The Ice ForestSecondo2013The ScapegoatStojil2013Who Is This Kusturica?Himself2013Balkan SpiritSelf - Director2012The WhirlBogdanov otac2012WalterHimself20127 Days in HavanaActor (segment "Jam Session")2012Kusturica - Balkan's Bad BoyHimself2011Mozzarella StoriesExecutive Producer2011Nicostratos the PelicanDémosthène2009FarewellSergei Grigoriev2008Maradona by KusturicaSelf · Director · Writer2007Le Temps des Gitans Punk OperaDirector2007Promise Me ThisDirector · Producer · Writer2006Gucha!Producer2006Secret JourneyHarold2006All the Invisible ChildrenDirector · Executive Producer2005Le court des grandsDirector2005Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Orchestra - Live is a Miracle in Buenos AiresHimself2005TropiAbbasMusic2004Life Is a MiracleDirector · Producer · Writer2003Chaplin Today: The CircusSelf2003The Good ThiefVladimir2003Strawberries in the SupermarketGeneral · Producer · Executive Producer2001Super 8 StoriesSelf · Director2000The Widow of Saint-PierreJoseph Auguste Néel2000Emir KusturicaHimself1998Vivement dimancheTVSelf1998Black Cat, White CatDirector · Writer1996Shooting Days: Emir Kusturica Directs UndergroundHimself1996Once Upon a Time There Was a CountryTVŠvercer oružja · Director · Writer · Creator1995UndergroundDealer · Director · Screenplay1993Arizona DreamDirector · Story1991BoloThanks1990Time of the GypsiesTVDirector · Creator1988Time of the GypsiesDirector · Writer1988Byzantine Empire '88Mangup u tramvaju1987The Worker's LifeWriter1987The Magpie StrategyWriter1985When Father Was Away on BusinessDirector1981The Guldbagge AwardsTVSelf - Best Foreign Language Film winner1981Do You Remember Dolly Bell?Director · Writer1979Buffet TitanicDirector · Writer1978GuernicaDirector · Writer1978The Brides Are ComingDirector1972Walter Defends SarajevoOmladinac