Emir Kusturica
Known For
Directing
Born
1954-11-24 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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.
Most Known For
Vivement dimanche
as Self
The Whirl
as Bogdanov otac
Balkan Line
as Taxi driver
The Guldbagge Awards
as Self - Best Foreign Language Film winner
Underground
as Dealer
7 Days in Havana
as Actor (segment "Jam Session")
The Good Thief
as Vladimir
Farewell
as Sergei Grigoriev
Once Upon a Time There Was a Country
as Švercer oružja
On the Milky Road
as Kosta
The Scapegoat
as Stojil
Walter Defends Sarajevo
as Omladinac
The Widow of Saint-Pierre
as Joseph Auguste Néel
Nicostratos the Pelican
as Démosthène
Words with Gods
as Monk (ep. "Our Life")
Chaplin: Spirit of the Tramp
as Self
Maradona by Kusturica
as Self
Strawberry in the Supermarket
as General
Balkan Spirit
as Self - Director
Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Orchestra - Live is a Miracle in Buenos Aires
as Himself