Emir Kusturica

Emir Kusturica

ActorDirectorWriterProducerSound Nov 24 (age 71) Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1972–2025 (53 year career)
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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…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (42)

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Movies (38)

Chaplin: Spirit of the Tramp

Chaplin: Spirit of the Tramp

2025

as Self

How I Waited for the Sun

How I Waited for the Sun

2025

as Himself

10.0
"I Will Revenge This World With Love" - S. Paradjanov

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

2024

as Himself

6.5
Dule Savić and the Silence in London

Dule Savić and the Silence in London

2023

as Himself

Srpska: The Struggle for Freedom

Srpska: The Struggle for Freedom

2022

as Self

3.5
Scenes from the Life of BH Film

Scenes from the Life of BH Film

2022

as Himself

Good Morning, the Wind Blows

Good Morning, the Wind Blows

2020

as Himself

Balkan Line

Balkan Line

2019

as Taxi driver

7.4
El Pepe: A Supreme Life

El Pepe: A Supreme Life

2019

as Self

7.4
Local Heroes - World Talents

Local Heroes - World Talents

2018

as Himself

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

2018

as Self

6.5
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

2016

as Self

6.0
On the Milky Road

On the Milky Road

2016

as Kosta

6.5
The Legend of the Palme d'Or

The Legend of the Palme d'Or

2015

as Self

6.0
Words with Gods

Words with Gods

2014

as Monk (ep. "Our Life")

5.7
The Ice Forest

The Ice Forest

2014

as Secondo

4.5
The Scapegoat

The Scapegoat

2013

as Stojil

5.9
Who Is This Kusturica?

Who Is This Kusturica?

2013

as Himself

6.0
Balkan Spirit

Balkan Spirit

2013

as Self - Director

6.6
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy

Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy

2012

as Himself

8.0
7 Days in Havana

7 Days in Havana

2012

as Actor (segment "Jam Session")

5.6
The Whirl

The Whirl

2012

as Bogdanov otac

7.6
Walter

Walter

2012

as Himself

7.0
Nicostratos the Pelican

Nicostratos the Pelican

2011

as Démosthène

6.4
Farewell

Farewell

2009

as Sergei Grigoriev

6.5
Maradona by Kusturica

Maradona by Kusturica

2008

as Self

6.3
Secret Journey

Secret Journey

2006

as Harold

4.6
Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Orchestra - Live is a Miracle in Buenos Aires

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

2005

as Himself

7.0
The Good Thief

The Good Thief

2003

as Vladimir

6.1
Strawberry in the Supermarket

Strawberry in the Supermarket

2003

as General

6.7
Chaplin Today: The Circus

Chaplin Today: The Circus

2003

as Self

6.2
Super 8 Stories

Super 8 Stories

2001

as Self

5.9
The Widow of Saint-Pierre

The Widow of Saint-Pierre

2000

as Joseph Auguste Néel

6.6
Emir Kusturica

Emir Kusturica

2000

as Himself

Shooting Days: Emir Kusturica Directs Underground

Shooting Days: Emir Kusturica Directs Underground

1996

as Himself

6.5
Underground

Underground

1995

as Dealer

7.7
Byzantine Empire '88

Byzantine Empire '88

1988

as Mangup u tramvaju

Walter Defends Sarajevo

Walter Defends Sarajevo

1972

as Omladinac

7.0

Crew (46)

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Movies (43)

El Pepe: A Supreme Life

El Pepe: A Supreme Life

2019

Director

7.4
On the Milky Road

On the Milky Road

2016

Director

6.5
On the Milky Road

On the Milky Road

2016

Writer

6.5
Words with Gods

Words with Gods

2014

Director

5.7
Words with Gods

Words with Gods

2014

Writer

5.7
Mozzarella Stories

Mozzarella Stories

2011

Executive Producer

5.9
Maradona by Kusturica

Maradona by Kusturica

2008

Director

6.3
Maradona by Kusturica

Maradona by Kusturica

2008

Writer

6.3
Promise Me This

Promise Me This

2007

Director

6.5
Promise Me This

Promise Me This

2007

Producer

6.5
Promise Me This

Promise Me This

2007

Writer

6.5
Le Temps des Gitans Punk Opera

Le Temps des Gitans Punk Opera

2007

Director

10.0
Gucha!

Gucha!

2006

Producer

7.0
All the Invisible Children

All the Invisible Children

2006

Director

7.0
All the Invisible Children

All the Invisible Children

2006

Executive Producer

7.0
Le court des grands

Le court des grands

2005

Director

8.0
TropiAbbas

TropiAbbas

2005

Music

Life Is a Miracle

Life Is a Miracle

2004

Director

7.2
Life Is a Miracle

Life Is a Miracle

2004

Producer

7.2
Life Is a Miracle

Life Is a Miracle

2004

Writer

7.2
Strawberry in the Supermarket

Strawberry in the Supermarket

2003

Executive Producer

6.7
Strawberry in the Supermarket

Strawberry in the Supermarket

2003

Producer

6.7
Super 8 Stories

Super 8 Stories

2001

Director

5.9
Black Cat, White Cat

Black Cat, White Cat

1998

Director

7.7
Black Cat, White Cat

Black Cat, White Cat

1998

Writer

7.7
Underground

Underground

1995

Director

7.7
Underground

Underground

1995

Screenplay

7.7
Arizona Dream

Arizona Dream

1993

Director

7.2
Arizona Dream

Arizona Dream

1993

Story

7.2
Bolo

Bolo

1991

Thanks

Time of the Gypsies

Time of the Gypsies

1988

Director

7.6
Time of the Gypsies

Time of the Gypsies

1988

Writer

7.6
The Magpie Strategy

The Magpie Strategy

1987

Writer

6.0
The Worker's Life

The Worker's Life

1987

Writer

6.0
When Father Was Away on Business

When Father Was Away on Business

1985

Director

7.3
Do You Remember Dolly Bell?

Do You Remember Dolly Bell?

1981

Director

7.4
Do You Remember Dolly Bell?

Do You Remember Dolly Bell?

1981

Writer

7.4
Buffet Titanic

Buffet Titanic

1979

Director

5.8
Buffet Titanic

Buffet Titanic

1979

Writer

5.8
Guernica

Guernica

1978

Director

5.5
Guernica

Guernica

1978

Writer

5.5
The Brides Are Coming

The Brides Are Coming

1978

Director

5.0
Crime No Punishment

Crime No Punishment

Director