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Emir Kusturica
Director

Emir Kusturica

24 Nov 1954Born
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Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaBirthplace

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. 

Known for

Filmography

  1. TBACrime No PunishmentFilm: Director
  2. TBAThe Woman from ČurugFilm: Director, Writer
  3. TBAMagic BusFilm: Director
  4. 2019El Pepe: A Supreme LifeFilm: Director
  5. 2019Balkan LineFilm: Taxi driver
  6. 2018Untold Stories of Eastern EuropeSeries (5 episodes)
  7. 2016On the Milky RoadFilm: Kosta, Director, Writer
  8. 2014Words with GodsFilm: Monk (ep. "Our Life"), Director, Writer
  9. 2014The Ice ForestFilm: Secondo
  10. 2013The ScapegoatFilm: Stojil
  11. 2012The WhirlFilm: Bogdanov otac
  12. 20127 Days in HavanaFilm: Actor (segment "Jam Session")
  13. 2011Nicostratos the PelicanFilm: Démosthène
  14. 2009FarewellFilm: Sergei Grigoriev
  15. 2008Maradona by KusturicaFilm: Director, Writer
  16. 2007Le Temps des Gitans Punk OperaFilm: Director
  17. 2007Promise Me ThisFilm: Director, Writer
  18. 2006Secret JourneyFilm: Harold
  19. 2006All the Invisible ChildrenFilm: Director
  20. 2005Le court des grandsFilm: Director
  21. 2004Life Is a MiracleFilm: Director, Writer
  22. 2003The Good ThiefFilm: Vladimir
  23. 2003Strawberries in the SupermarketFilm: General
  24. 2001Super 8 StoriesFilm: Director
  25. 2000The Widow of Saint-PierreFilm: Joseph Auguste Néel
  26. 1998Black Cat, White CatFilm: Director, Writer
  27. 1996Once Upon a Time There Was a CountrySeries: Švercer oružja, Director, Writer, Creator (6 episodes)
  28. 1995UndergroundFilm: Dealer, Director, Screenplay
  29. 1993Arizona DreamFilm: Director
  30. 1990Time of the GypsiesSeries: Director, Creator (5 episodes)
  31. 1988Time of the GypsiesFilm: Director, Writer
  32. 1988Byzantine Empire '88Film: Mangup u tramvaju
  33. 1987The Worker's LifeFilm: Writer
  34. 1987The Magpie StrategyFilm: Writer
  35. 1985When Father Was Away on BusinessFilm: Director
  36. 1981Do You Remember Dolly Bell?Film: Director, Writer
  37. 1979Buffet TitanicFilm: Director, Writer
  38. 1978GuernicaFilm: Director, Writer
  39. 1978The Brides Are ComingFilm: Director
  40. 1972Walter Defends SarajevoFilm: Omladinac

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