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Emir Kusturica

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birth DateNov 24, 1954 (71 years old)
Zodiac Sign♐Sagittarius
Place of BirthSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Career Span1972 – Present (55 yrs)
Known Credits62 Titles
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DirectingPopularity Score 1.4

Emir Kusturica

Also known as:Емир КустурицяЕмір КустуріцаЭмир Кустурицаემირ კუსტურიცა+2 more
Total Works

62

56 movies • 6 shows

Avg Rating

6.7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Black Cat, White Cat
7.6
Role: Director
Underground
7.7
Underground
1995•movie
as Dealer
Arizona Dream
7.1
Arizona Dream
1993•movie
Role: Director
Balkan Line
7.4
Balkan Line
2019•movie
as Taxi driver

Photos & Headshots4

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 62 titles featuring Emir Kusturica

Black Cat, White Cat
7.6

Role: Director

Underground
7.7
Underground
1995•movie

as Dealer

Arizona Dream
7.1
Arizona Dream
1993•movie

Role: Director

Balkan Line
7.4
Balkan Line
2019•movie

as Taxi driver

Time of the Gypsies
7.6

Role: Director

Life Is a Miracle
7.2
Life Is a Miracle
2004•movie

Role: Director

When Father Was Away on Business
7.3

Role: Director

Maradona by Kusturica
6.3

as Self

The Good Thief
6.1
The Good Thief
2003•movie

as Vladimir

Farewell
6.5
Farewell
2009•movie

as Sergei Grigoriev

The Scapegoat
5.9
The Scapegoat
2013•movie

as Stojil

7 Days in Havana
5.6
7 Days in Havana
2012•movie

as Actor (segment "Jam Session")

On the Milky Road
6.5
On the Milky Road
2016•movie

as Kosta

Promise Me This
6.5
Promise Me This
2007•movie

Role: Director

Do You Remember Dolly Bell?
7.3

Role: Director

All the Invisible Children
7.0

Role: Director

The Widow of Saint-Pierre
6.6

as Joseph Auguste Néel

Nicostratos the Pelican
6.5

as Démosthène

Strawberries in the Supermarket
6.8

as General

El Pepe: A Supreme Life
7.3

as Self

Walter Defends Sarajevo
7.0

as Omladinac

The Ice Forest
4.7
The Ice Forest
2014•movie

as Secondo

Mozzarella Stories
6.0
Mozzarella Stories
2011•movie

Role: Executive Producer

Guernica
5.8
Guernica
1978•movie

Role: Director

Super 8 Stories
6.1
Super 8 Stories
2001•movie

as Self

The Brides Are Coming
5.3

Role: Director

Buffet Titanic
5.9
Buffet Titanic
1979•movie

Role: Director

Chaplin Today: The Circus
6.3

as Self

Vivement dimanche
3.6
3 eps
Vivement dimanche
1998•series

as Self

Once Upon a Time There Was a Country
8.8
6 eps

as Švercer oružja

Secret Journey
4.8
Secret Journey
2006•movie

as Harold

Words with Gods
5.7
Words with Gods
2014•movie

as Monk (ep. "Our Life")

Gucha!
7.0
Gucha!
2006•movie

Role: Producer

The South Bank Show
5.6
1 eps
The South Bank Show
1978•series
The Whirl
6.7
The Whirl
2012•movie

as Bogdanov otac

The Legend of the Palme d'Or
6.0

as Self

Balkan Spirit
6.6
Balkan Spirit
2013•movie

as Self - Director

Walter
7.0
Walter
2012•movie

as Himself

To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
5.8

as Self

Srpska: The Struggle for Freedom
3.5

as Self

"I Will Revenge This World With Love" - S. Paradjanov
6.5

as Himself

Shooting Days: Emir Kusturica Directs Underground
6.5

as Himself

Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
8.0

as Himself

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
6.5

as Self

Chaplin: Spirit of the Tramp
10.0

as Self

The Guldbagge Awards
5.5
1 eps

as Self - Best Foreign Language Film winner

The Worker's Life
7.0
The Worker's Life
1987•movie

Role: Writer

The Magpie Strategy
8.0

Role: Writer

Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Orchestra - Live is a Miracle in Buenos Aires
7.0

as Himself

Dule Savić and the Silence in London

as Himself

Who Is This Kusturica?
6.0

as Himself

How I Waited for the Sun
10.0

as Himself

Le court des grands
8.0

Role: Director

Le Temps des Gitans Punk Opera
10.0

Role: Director

TropiAbbas
10.0
TropiAbbas
2005•movie

Role: Music

Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1990•series

Role: Director

Scenes from the Life of BH Film

as Self

Good Morning, the Wind Blows

as Self

Local Heroes - World Talents

as Himself

Byzantine Empire '88

as Mangup u tramvaju

Untold Stories of Eastern Europe
5 eps
Bolo
Bolo
1991•movie

Role: Thanks