Emir Kusturica

Emir Kusturica

November 24, 1954 (70 years old) in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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 dimancheVivement dimanche
Balkan LineBalkan Line
The Guldbagge AwardsThe Guldbagge Awards
UndergroundUnderground
The Good ThiefThe Good Thief

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