Emir Kusturica
Directing1954Sarajevo, 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
Acting History
2024
2019
2018
Local Heroes - World Talents
as Himself
2016
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
as Self
On the Milky Road
as Kosta
On the Milky Road
Director
On the Milky Road
Writer
2014
2013
The Scapegoat
as Stojil
2012
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
as Himself
The Whirl
as Bogdanov otac
7 Days in Havana
as Actor (segment "Jam Session")
2011
Nicostratos the Pelican
as Démosthène
Mozzarella Stories
Executive Producer
2008
2007
2006
Secret Journey
as Harold
Gucha!
Producer
All the Invisible Children
Director
All the Invisible Children
Executive Producer
2004
2003
The Good Thief
as Vladimir
Strawberry in the Supermarket
as General
Chaplin Today: The Circus
as Self
Strawberry in the Supermarket
Producer
Strawberry in the Supermarket
Executive Producer
2001
Super 8 Stories
as Self
Super 8 Stories
Director
2000
The Widow of Saint-Pierre
as Joseph Auguste Néel
Vivement dimanche
TVas Self• 3 eps
1998
Black Cat, White Cat
Director
Black Cat, White Cat
Writer
1995
1993
Arizona Dream
Director
Arizona Dream
Story
1988
Time of the Gypsies
Director
Time of the Gypsies
Writer
1987
The Worker's Life
Writer
1985
When Father Was Away on Business
Director
1981
The Guldbagge Awards
TVas Self - Best Foreign Language Film winner
Do You Remember Dolly Bell?
Director
1979
Buffet Titanic
Writer
Buffet Titanic
Director
1978
1972
Walter Defends Sarajevo
as Omladinac