Emir Kusturica
Born: 1954-11-24 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2025
- Chaplin: Spirit of the Tramp as Self
- How I Waited for the Sun as Himself
2024
2023
- Dule Savić and the Silence in London as Himself
2022
- Scenes from the Life of BH Film as Himself
- Srpska: The Struggle for Freedom as Self
2020
- Good Morning, the Wind Blows as Himself
2019
- Balkan Line as Taxi driver
- El Pepe: A Supreme Life as Self
2018
2016
- On the Milky Road as Kosta
- To Make a Comedy Is No Fun as Self
2015
- The Legend of the Palme d'Or as Self
2014
- Words with Gods as Monk (ep. "Our Life")
- The Ice Forest as Secondo
2013
- The Scapegoat as Stojil
- Balkan Spirit as Self - Director
- Who Is This Kusturica? as Himself
2012
- The Whirl as Bogdanov otac
- Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy as Himself
- 7 Days in Havana as Actor (segment "Jam Session")
- Walter as Himself
2011
- Mozzarella Stories ... (Executive Producer)
- Nicostratos the Pelican as Démosthène
2009
- Farewell as Sergei Grigoriev
2008
- Maradona by Kusturica as Self
2007
- Promise Me This ... (Director)
- Le Temps des Gitans Punk Opera ... (Director)
2006
- All the Invisible Children ... (Director)
- Gucha! ... (Producer)
- Secret Journey as Harold
2005
- TropiAbbas ... (Music)
- Le court des grands ... (Director)
- Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Orchestra - Live is a Miracle in Buenos Aires as Himself
2004
- Life Is a Miracle ... (Director)
2003
- Strawberry in the Supermarket as General
- The Good Thief as Vladimir
- Chaplin Today: 'The Circus' as Self
2001
- Super 8 Stories as Self
2000
- The Widow of Saint-Pierre as Joseph Auguste Néel
- Emir Kusturica as Himself
1998
- Vivement dimanche as Self
- Black Cat, White Cat ... (Director)
1996
- Once Upon a Time There Was a Country as Švercer oružja
- Shooting Days: Emir Kusturica Directs Underground as Himself
1995
- Underground as Švercer oružja
1993
- Arizona Dream ... (Director)
1990
- Time of the Gypsies ... (Director)
1988
- Byzantine Empire as Mangup u tramvaju
- Time of the Gypsies ... (Director)
1987
- The Worker's Life ... (Writer)
- The Magpie Strategy ... (Writer)
1985
- When Father Was Away on Business ... (Director)
1981
- The Guldbagge Awards as Self - Best Foreign Language Film winner
- Do You Remember Dolly Bell? ... (Director)
1979
- Buffet Titanic ... (Director)
1978
- Guernica ... (Director)
- The Brides Are Coming ... (Director)
1972
- Walter Defends Sarajevo as Omladinac