Emir Kusturica

Emir Kusturica

Born 1954-11-24 (age 71) Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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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. 

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Known For

Balkan Line
Balkan Line

2019

as Taxi driver

Underground
Underground

1995

as Dealer

The Whirl
The Whirl

2012

as Bogdanov otac

To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
7 Days in Havana
7 Days in Havana

2012

as Actor (segment "Jam Session")

Farewell
Farewell

2009

as Sergei Grigoriev

Walter Defends Sarajevo
Walter Defends Sarajevo

1972

as Omladinac

The Widow of Saint-Pierre
The Widow of Saint-Pierre

2000

as Joseph Auguste Néel

Maradona by Kusturica
Walter
Walter

2012

as Himself

The Good Thief
The Good Thief

2003

as Vladimir

On the Milky Road
On the Milky Road

2016

as Kosta

Nicostratos the Pelican
Nicostratos the Pelican

2011

as Démosthène

The Scapegoat
The Scapegoat

2013

as Stojil

The Legend of the Palme d'Or
Byzantine Empire '88
Byzantine Empire '88

1988

as Mangup u tramvaju

El Pepe: A Supreme Life
The Ice Forest
The Ice Forest

2014

as Secondo