Emir Kusturica

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

41

Gender

Male

Birthday

1954-11-24 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Emir Kusturica

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

  • Vivement dimanche

    Vivement dimanche

  • The Guldbagge Awards

    The Guldbagge Awards

  • Balkan Line

    Balkan Line

  • The Widow of Saint-Pierre

    The Widow of Saint-Pierre

  • Words with Gods

    Words with Gods

  • The Scapegoat

    The Scapegoat

  • Strawberry in the Supermarket

    Strawberry in the Supermarket

  • Farewell

    Farewell

  • Local Heroes - World Talents

    Local Heroes - World Talents

  • Balkan Spirit

    Balkan Spirit

  • Maradona by Kusturica

    Maradona by Kusturica

  • Nicostratos the Pelican

    Nicostratos the Pelican

  • The Whirl

    The Whirl

  • Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy

    Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy

  • Underground

    Underground

  • The Good Thief

    The Good Thief

  • Walter Defends Sarajevo

    Walter Defends Sarajevo

  • El Pepe: A Supreme Life

    El Pepe: A Supreme Life

  • "I Will Revenge This World With Love" - S. Paradjanov

    "I Will Revenge This World With Love" - S. Paradjanov

  • Once Upon a Time There Was a Country

    Once Upon a Time There Was a Country

  • On the Milky Road

    On the Milky Road

  • Chaplin: Spirit of the Tramp

    Chaplin: Spirit of the Tramp

  • Secret Journey

    Secret Journey

  • 7 Days in Havana

    7 Days in Havana

  • Super 8 Stories

    Super 8 Stories

  • Good Morning, the Wind Blows

    Good Morning, the Wind Blows

  • Untold Stories of Eastern Europe

    Untold Stories of Eastern Europe

  • The Ice Forest

    The Ice Forest

  • The Legend of the Palme d'Or

    The Legend of the Palme d'Or

  • How I Waited for the Sun

    How I Waited for the Sun

  • Dule Savić and the Silence in London

    Dule Savić and the Silence in London

  • Walter

    Walter

  • Shooting Days: Emir Kusturica Directs Underground

    Shooting Days: Emir Kusturica Directs Underground

  • Who Is This Kusturica?

    Who Is This Kusturica?

  • CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

    CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

  • To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

    To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

  • Scenes from the Life of BH Film

    Scenes from the Life of BH Film

  • Chaplin Today: 'The Circus'

    Chaplin Today: 'The Circus'

  • Srpska: The Struggle for Freedom

    Srpska: The Struggle for Freedom

  • Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Orchestra - Live is a Miracle in Buenos Aires

    Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Orchestra - Live is a Miracle in Buenos Aires

  • Emir Kusturica

    Emir Kusturica