Emir Kusturica
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
Nov 24, 1954 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
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
| 2025 | How I Waited for the SunHimself | |
| 2025 | Chaplin: Spirit of the TrampSelf | |
| 2024 | "I Will Revenge This World With Love" - S. ParadjanovHimself | |
| 2023 | Dule Savić and the Silence in LondonHimself | |
| 2022 | Scenes from the Life of BH FilmHimself | |
| 2022 | Srpska: The Struggle for FreedomSelf | |
| 2020 | Good Morning, the Wind BlowsHimself | |
| 2019 | El Pepe: A Supreme LifeSelf | |
| 2019 | Balkan LineTaxi driver | |
| 2018 | CzechMate: In Search of Jiří MenzelSelf | |
| 2018 | Local Heroes - World TalentsHimself | |
| 2018 | Untold Stories of Eastern Europe | |
| 2016 | On the Milky RoadKosta | |
| 2016 | To Make a Comedy Is No FunSelf | |
| 2015 | The Legend of the Palme d'OrSelf | |
| 2014 | Words with GodsMonk (ep. "Our Life") | |
| 2014 | The Ice ForestSecondo | |
| 2013 | The ScapegoatStojil | |
| 2013 | Who Is This Kusturica?Himself | |
| 2013 | Balkan SpiritSelf - Director | |
| 2012 | 7 Days in HavanaActor (segment "Jam Session") | |
| 2012 | The WhirlBogdanov otac | |
| 2012 | WalterHimself | |
| 2012 | Kusturica - Balkan's Bad BoyHimself | |
| 2011 | Nicostratos the PelicanDémosthène | |
| 2009 | FarewellSergei Grigoriev | |
| 2008 | Maradona by KusturicaSelf | |
| 2006 | Secret JourneyHarold | |
| 2005 | Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Orchestra - Live is a Miracle in Buenos AiresHimself | |
| 2003 | The Good ThiefVladimir | |
| 2003 | Strawberry in the SupermarketGeneral | |
| 2003 | Chaplin Today: The CircusSelf | |
| 2001 | Super 8 StoriesSelf | |
| 2000 | The Widow of Saint-PierreJoseph Auguste Néel | |
| 2000 | Emir KusturicaHimself | |
| 1998 | Vivement dimancheSelf | |
| 1996 | Shooting Days: Emir Kusturica Directs UndergroundHimself | |
| 1996 | Once Upon a Time There Was a CountryŠvercer oružja | |
| 1995 | UndergroundDealer | |
| 1988 | Byzantine Empire '88Mangup u tramvaju | |
| 1981 | The Guldbagge AwardsSelf - Best Foreign Language Film winner | |
| 1972 | Walter Defends SarajevoOmladinac |
| 2011 | Mozzarella StoriesExecutive Producer | |
| 2007 | Promise Me ThisProducer | |
| 2006 | Gucha!Producer | |
| 2006 | All the Invisible ChildrenExecutive Producer | |
| 2004 | Life Is a MiracleProducer | |
| 2003 | Strawberry in the SupermarketProducer | |
| 2003 | Strawberry in the SupermarketExecutive Producer |
| 2019 | El Pepe: A Supreme LifeDirector | |
| 2016 | On the Milky RoadDirector | |
| 2014 | Words with GodsDirector | |
| 2008 | Maradona by KusturicaDirector | |
| 2007 | Promise Me ThisDirector | |
| 2007 | Le Temps des Gitans Punk OperaDirector | |
| 2006 | All the Invisible ChildrenDirector | |
| 2005 | Le court des grandsDirector | |
| 2004 | Life Is a MiracleDirector | |
| 2001 | Super 8 StoriesDirector | |
| 1998 | Black Cat, White CatDirector | |
| 1996 | Once Upon a Time There Was a CountryDirector | |
| 1995 | UndergroundDirector | |
| 1993 | Arizona DreamDirector | |
| 1990 | Time of the GypsiesDirector | |
| 1988 | Time of the GypsiesDirector | |
| 1985 | When Father Was Away on BusinessDirector | |
| 1981 | Do You Remember Dolly Bell?Director | |
| 1979 | Buffet TitanicDirector | |
| 1978 | GuernicaDirector | |
| 1978 | The Brides Are ComingDirector | |
| - | Crime No PunishmentDirector |
| 2016 | On the Milky RoadWriter | |
| 2014 | Words with GodsWriter | |
| 2008 | Maradona by KusturicaWriter | |
| 2007 | Promise Me ThisWriter | |
| 2004 | Life Is a MiracleWriter | |
| 1998 | Black Cat, White CatWriter | |
| 1996 | Once Upon a Time There Was a CountryWriter | |
| 1995 | UndergroundScreenplay | |
| 1993 | Arizona DreamStory | |
| 1988 | Time of the GypsiesWriter | |
| 1987 | The Worker's LifeWriter | |
| 1987 | The Magpie StrategyWriter | |
| 1981 | Do You Remember Dolly Bell?Writer | |
| 1979 | Buffet TitanicWriter | |
| 1978 | GuernicaWriter |
| 1991 | BoloThanks |