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Emir Kusturica
Directing
Born: November 24, 1954
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.
Known For
Balkan Line
as Taxi driver
Underground
as Švercer oružja
Farewell
as Sergei Grigoriev
7 Days in Havana
as Actor (segment "Jam Session")
The Good Thief
as Vladimir
The Ice Forest
as Secondo
On the Milky Road
as Kosta
Words with Gods
as Monk (ep. "Our Life")
Walter Defends Sarajevo
as Omladinac
Maradona by Kusturica
as Self
