Emir Kusturica
Date of birth: 1954-11-24
Place of birth: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Known for: Directing
Also known as: Емир Кустуриця, Емір Кустуріца, Эмир Кустурица, ემირ კუსტურიცა, 에밀 쿠스트리차, 에미르 쿠스트리차
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.
Movie Credits
Maradona by Kusturica
2008-05-28
A documentary on Argentinean soccer star Diego Maradona, regarded by many as the world's greatest mo
Farewell
2009-09-23
An intricate thriller about an ordinary man thrust into the biggest theft of Soviet information of t
The Widow of Saint-Pierre
2000-04-19
In 1850, on the isolated French island of Saint-Pierre, a murder shocks the natives. Two fishermen a
Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Orchestra - Live is a Miracle in Buenos Aires
2005-03-03
It is a live record of a show of this band in one of their first presentations in Argentina. All don
Secret Journey
2006-10-20
After witnessing the murder of their mother thirty years ago, a man and his sister struggle with cha
7 Days in Havana
2012-04-05
A lesbian, an aspiring actor, an aspiring singer, a low-class marriage, a neighborhood community and
Nicostratos the Pelican
2011-06-29
After his wife died a man refuses to go out and doesn't want to talk to his only son. Life has no me
Underground
1995-05-13
A group of Serbian socialists prepares for the war in a surreal underground filled by parties, trage
Scenes from the Life of BH Film
2022-05-14
The history of Bosnian cinematography over 75 years of existence.
The Scapegoat
2013-10-16
There is something strange - some would even say abnormal - about the Malaussène family. But if you
Srpska: The Struggle for Freedom
2022-10-01
The history, culture and tradition of Serbs living West of the Drina river, from the times of mediev
The Whirl
2012-11-10
Three childhood friends from Belgrade, Serbia, whose destinies change as they become adults during t
The Good Thief
2003-04-02
An aging gambler on a losing streak attempts to rob a casino in Monte Carlo. But someone's already t
Words with Gods
2014-11-20
The first of four installments in the groundbreaking Heartbeat of the World anthology film series. C
Dule Savić and the Silence in London
2023-12-06
The end of the match was being played when Dusan Savic ran onto the ball and sent it into Arsenal's
The Ice Forest
2014-10-23
In the harsh snowy landscape of the Italian Alps, a young technician arrives to repair an electric p
On the Milky Road
2016-02-03
Spring in wartime. Each day a milkman crosses the frontline on a donkey, dodging bullets to bring hi
Who Is This Kusturica?
2013-08-23
Emir Kusturica views himself as a rock musician and believes that he became a world-famous filmmaker
"I Will Revenge This World With Love" - S. Paradjanov
2024-08-28
The author of the film decides to leave the country where she lives, in connection with the outbreak
The Legend of the Palme d'Or
2015-05-20
From Martin Scorsese to Jane Campion, from Emir Kusturica to Quentin Tarantino, some of the greatest
Strawberry in the Supermarket
2003-02-06
An ex-soldier storms a supermarket and takes all the cashiers captive because one of them insulted h
Shooting Days: Emir Kusturica Directs Underground
1996-11-30
While his country Yugoslavia gradually turns into a battlefield, director Emir Kusturica guides his
El Pepe: A Supreme Life
2019-10-13
A documentary on the life of Uruguayan politician and former guerrilla fighter José Mujica.
Balkan Spirit
2013-04-08
Filmmaker Hermann Vaske explores the creative Balkan world in the hopes of understanding the meaning
Walter
2012-11-04
In 1945 the forgotten Serbian World War II Hero Walter got killed while defending the occupied city
Balkan Line
2019-03-21
After the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, the Yugoslav army pulls out of Kosovo region, leaving
Walter Defends Sarajevo
1972-04-12
Sarajevo 1944. The German armies desperately need fuel in the retreat. Walter, the enigmatic and cha
Emir Kusturica
2000-03-12
A profile of the controversial Yugoslavian director.
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
2012-03-01
A film director, an actor, a musician, an organizer of festivals, a husband, a father, a grand-fathe
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
2018-09-16
An epic exploration of the Czechoslovak New Wave cinema of the 1960s and 70s, structured around a se
Super 8 Stories
2001-10-10
A documentary about the band "No Smoking Orchestra".
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
2016-10-05
Documentary feature about Czech director Jiří Menzel, featuring Menzel himself as well as Miloš Form
Good Morning, the Wind Blows
2020-12-10
Chaplin Today: The Circus
2003-05-25
This documentary is featured on the Warner Bros. Chaplin Collection DVD for "The Circus," released i
How I Waited for the Sun
2025-04-01
Under the warm rays of the sun, the protagonists become living still lifes, resting on benches, chai
Chaplin: Spirit of the Tramp
2025-04-10
A revealing exploration of Chaplin’s Romani heritage constructed from intimate interviews, film extr
Local Heroes - World Talents
2018-03-01
A documentary about Romani people who, through their work, have made efforts to eliminate stereotype
Byzantine Empire
1988-11-21
A 1988 Serbo-Croatian language drama film directed by Milan Bilbija, starring Senad Bašić, Snježana