Emir Kusturica
Directing • Born 1954-11-24
Biography
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.
Filmography
42 credits
Maradona by Kusturica
Movie • 2008
Self
Farewell
Movie • 2009
Sergei Grigoriev
The Widow of Saint-Pierre
Movie • 2000
Joseph Auguste Néel
Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Orchestra - Live is a Miracle in Buenos Aires
Movie • 2005
Himself
Secret Journey
Movie • 2006
Harold
7 Days in Havana
Movie • 2012
Actor (segment "Jam Session")
Nicostratos the Pelican
Movie • 2011
Démosthène
Underground
Movie • 1995
Dealer
Scenes from the Life of BH Film
Movie • 2022
Himself
The Scapegoat
Movie • 2013
Stojil
Srpska: The Struggle for Freedom
Movie • 2022
Self
The Whirl
Movie • 2012
Bogdanov otac
The Good Thief
Movie • 2003
Vladimir
Words with Gods
Movie • 2014
Monk (ep. "Our Life")
Dule Savić and the Silence in London
Movie • 2023
Himself
The Ice Forest
Movie • 2014
Secondo
On the Milky Road
Movie • 2016
Kosta
Who Is This Kusturica?
Movie • 2013
Himself
"I Will Revenge This World With Love" - S. Paradjanov
Movie • 2024
Himself
The Legend of the Palme d'Or
Movie • 2015
Self
Strawberry in the Supermarket
Movie • 2003
General
Shooting Days: Emir Kusturica Directs Underground
Movie • 1996
Himself
El Pepe: A Supreme Life
Movie • 2019
Self
Balkan Spirit
Movie • 2013
Self - Director
Walter
Movie • 2012
Himself
Balkan Line
Movie • 2019
Taxi driver
Walter Defends Sarajevo
Movie • 1972
Omladinac
Emir Kusturica
Movie • 2000
Himself
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
Movie • 2012
Himself
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
Movie • 2018
Self
Super 8 Stories
Movie • 2001
Self
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
Movie • 2016
Self
Good Morning, the Wind Blows
Movie • 2020
Himself
Chaplin Today: The Circus
Movie • 2003
Self
How I Waited for the Sun
Movie • 2025
Himself
Chaplin: Spirit of the Tramp
Movie • 2025
Self
Local Heroes - World Talents
Movie • 2018
Himself
Byzantine Empire '88
Movie • 1988
Mangup u tramvaju
Untold Stories of Eastern Europe
TV • 2018
The Guldbagge Awards
TV • 1981
Self - Best Foreign Language Film winner
Vivement dimanche
TV • 1998
Self
Once Upon a Time There Was a Country
TV • 1996
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