Emir Kusturica
DirectingBorn: 1954-11-24Place 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
Vivement dimanche
Self
Balkan Line
Taxi driver
The Guldbagge Awards
Self - Best Foreign Language Film winner
Underground
Dealer
Walter Defends Sarajevo
Omladinac
Shooting Days: Emir Kusturica Directs Underground
Himself
The Good Thief
Vladimir
Once Upon a Time There Was a Country
Švercer oružja
Farewell
Sergei Grigoriev
The Legend of the Palme d'Or
Self