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
Future
Crime No Punishment
Director
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
2020
Good Morning, the Wind Blows
as Himself
2019
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
2015
The Legend of the Palme d'Or
as Self
2014
Words with Gods
as Monk (ep. "Our Life")
The Ice Forest
as Secondo
Words with Gods
Director
Words with Gods
Writer
2013
2012
Walter
as Himself
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
2009
Farewell
as Sergei Grigoriev
2008
2007
Promise Me This
Director
Promise Me This
Producer
Promise Me This
Writer
Le Temps des Gitans Punk Opera
Director
2006
Secret Journey
as Harold
Gucha!
Producer
All the Invisible Children
Director
All the Invisible Children
Executive Producer
2005
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
Emir Kusturica
as Himself
Vivement dimanche
TVas Self• 3 eps
1998
Black Cat, White Cat
Director
Black Cat, White Cat
Writer
1996
Once Upon a Time There Was a Country
TVas Švercer oružja• 6 eps
Once Upon a Time There Was a Country
TVDirector• 6 eps
Once Upon a Time There Was a Country
TVWriter• 6 eps
Once Upon a Time There Was a Country
TVCreator
1995
1993
Arizona Dream
Director
Arizona Dream
Story
1991
The Guldbagge Awards
TVas Self - Best Foreign Language Film winner• 1 eps
Bolo
Thanks
1990
Time of the Gypsies
TVDirector
1988
1987
The Worker's Life
Writer
The Magpie Strategy
Writer
1985
When Father Was Away on Business
Director
1981
Do You Remember Dolly Bell?
Director
1979
Buffet Titanic
Director
Buffet Titanic
Writer
1978
1972
Walter Defends Sarajevo
as Omladinac