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.
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Movies (46)
Chaplin: Spirit of the Tramp
as Self
2025
How I Waited for the Sun
as Himself
2025
"I Will Revenge This World With Love" - S. Paradjanov
as Himself
2024
Dule Savić and the Silence in London
as Himself
2023
Srpska: The Struggle for Freedom
as Self
2022
Scenes from the Life of BH Film
as Himself
2022
Good Morning, the Wind Blows
as Himself
2020
El Pepe: A Supreme Life
as Self
2019
Balkan Line
as Taxi driver
2019
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
as Self
2018
Local Heroes - World Talents
as Himself
2018
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
as Self
2016
On the Milky Road
as Kosta
2016
The Legend of the Palme d'Or
as Self
2015
Words with Gods
as Monk (ep. "Our Life")
2014
The Ice Forest
as Secondo
2014
The Scapegoat
as Stojil
2013
Who Is This Kusturica?
as Himself
2013
Balkan Spirit
as Self - Director
2013
The Whirl
as Bogdanov otac
2012
Walter
as Himself
2012
7 Days in Havana
as Actor (segment "Jam Session")
2012
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
as Himself
2012
Mozzarella Stories
Executive Producer (Production)
2011
Nicostratos the Pelican
as Démosthène
2011
Farewell
as Sergei Grigoriev
2009
Maradona by Kusturica
as Self
2008
Le Temps des Gitans Punk Opera
Director (Directing)
2007
Promise Me This
Director (Directing)
2007
Gucha!
Producer (Production)
2006
Secret Journey
as Harold
2006
All the Invisible Children
Director (Directing)
2006
Le court des grands
Director (Directing)
2005
Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Orchestra - Live is a Miracle in Buenos Aires
as Himself
2005
TropiAbbas
Music (Sound)
2005
Life Is a Miracle
Director (Directing)
2004
Chaplin Today: The Circus
as Self
2003
The Good Thief
as Vladimir
2003
Strawberry in the Supermarket
as General
2003
Super 8 Stories
as Self
2001
The Widow of Saint-Pierre
as Joseph Auguste Néel
2000
Emir Kusturica
as Himself
2000
Black Cat, White Cat
Director (Directing)
1998
Shooting Days: Emir Kusturica Directs Underground
as Himself
1996
Underground
as Švercer oružja
1995
Arizona Dream
Director (Directing)
1993
