Emir Kusturica
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 | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 9.514 |
| Birthday | 1954-11-24 |
| Place of Birth | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Also Known As | Емир Кустуриця, Емір Кустуріца, Эмир Кустурица, ემირ კუსტურიცა, 에밀 쿠스트리차, 에미르 쿠스트리차, |
2008
Maradona by Kusturica
6.325/126
A documentary on Argentinean soccer star Diego Maradona, regarded by many as the world's greatest modern player.
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Maradona by Kusturica
2009
Farewell
6.497/119
An intricate thriller about an ordinary man thrust into the biggest theft of Soviet information of the Cold War. Right after the Soviet invasion of Af...
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Farewell
2000
The Widow of Saint-Pierre
6.5/52
In 1850, on the isolated French island of Saint-Pierre, a murder shocks the natives. Two fishermen are arrested. One of them, Louis Ollivier, dies in...
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The Widow of Saint-Pierre
2006
Secret Journey
5.1/6
After witnessing the murder of their mother thirty years ago, a man and his sister struggle with challenges of their adult lives.
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Secret Journey
2011
Nicostratos the Pelican
6.707/46
After his wife died a man refuses to go out and doesn't want to talk to his only son. Life has no meaning for him. One day his son finds a baby pelica...
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Nicostratos the Pelican
2013
The Scapegoat
5.957/117
There is something strange - some would even say abnormal - about the Malaussène family. But if you take a closer look, no one could be happier than t...
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The Scapegoat
2012
The Whirl
7.6/5
Three childhood friends from Belgrade, Serbia, whose destinies change as they become adults during the wartime 1990s.
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The Whirl
2003
The Good Thief
6.1/122
An aging gambler on a losing streak attempts to rob a casino in Monte Carlo. But someone's already tipped off the cops before he even makes a move.
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The Good Thief
2014
Words with Gods
5.1/7
The first of four installments in the groundbreaking Heartbeat of the World anthology film series. Comprised of several short films by some of the wor...
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Words with Gods
2014
The Ice Forest
4.6/26
In the harsh snowy landscape of the Italian Alps, a young technician arrives to repair an electric power plant of a village plagued by blackouts. Ther...
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The Ice Forest
2013
Who Is This Kusturica?
6/1
Emir Kusturica views himself as a rock musician and believes that he became a world-famous filmmaker by pure chance, as he shoots his movies only in b...
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Who Is This Kusturica?
2012
7 Days in Havana
5.694/103
A lesbian, an aspiring actor, an aspiring singer, a low-class marriage, a neighborhood community and 2 renowned directors have memorable less-than-24-...
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7 Days in Havana
2016
On the Milky Road
6.5/95
Spring in wartime. Each day a milkman crosses the frontline on a donkey, dodging bullets to bring his precious wares to the soldiers. Blessed with goo...
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On the Milky Road
2015
The Legend of the Palme d'Or
5.8/5
From Martin Scorsese to Jane Campion, from Emir Kusturica to Quentin Tarantino, some of the greatest recipients of this trophy recall special moments...
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The Legend of the Palme d'Or
2003
Strawberry in the Supermarket
6.72/50
An ex-soldier storms a supermarket and takes all the cashiers captive because one of them insulted his grandmother.
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Strawberry in the Supermarket
1996
Shooting Days: Emir Kusturica Directs Underground
6.5/2
While his country Yugoslavia gradually turns into a battlefield, director Emir Kusturica guides his film crew to overcome this reality. A new world, w...
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Shooting Days: Emir Kusturica Directs Underground
2019
El Pepe: A Supreme Life
7.3/43
A documentary on the life of Uruguayan politician and former guerrilla fighter José Mujica.
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El Pepe: A Supreme Life
2013
Balkan Spirit
6.6/5
Filmmaker Hermann Vaske explores the creative Balkan world in the hopes of understanding the meaning of "Balkan spirit".
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Balkan Spirit
2012
Walter
7/5
In 1945 the forgotten Serbian World War II Hero Walter got killed while defending the occupied city of Sarajevo. In 1972 the actor Velimir Bata Zivoji...
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Walter
2019
Balkan Line
7.517/493
After the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, the Yugoslav army pulls out of Kosovo region, leaving Serbian people at the mercy of the Albanian UCK. A...
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Balkan Line
1972
Walter Defends Sarajevo
7.2/24
Sarajevo 1944. The German armies desperately need fuel in the retreat. Walter, the enigmatic and charismatic leader of the resistance movement, can en...
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Walter Defends Sarajevo
2000
Emir Kusturica
0/0
A profile of the controversial Yugoslavian director.
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Emir Kusturica
2012
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
8/2
A film director, an actor, a musician, an organizer of festivals, a husband, a father, a grand-father, a friend, a professor... This film is an unexpe...
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Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
2018
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
6.5/2
An epic exploration of the Czechoslovak New Wave cinema of the 1960s and 70s, structured around a series of conversations with one of its most acclaim...
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CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
2001
Super 8 Stories
5.9/12
A documentary about the band "No Smoking Orchestra".
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Super 8 Stories
2016
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
6/2
Documentary feature about Czech director Jiří Menzel, featuring Menzel himself as well as Miloš Forman, Emir Kusturica, István Szabó and others.
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To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
2020
Buongiorno, tira il vento
0/0
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Buongiorno, tira il vento
2003
Chaplin Today: 'The Circus'
6.2/9
This documentary is featured on the Warner Bros. Chaplin Collection DVD for "The Circus," released in 2004.
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Chaplin Today: 'The Circus'
1995
Underground
7.745/644
A group of Serbian socialists prepares for the war in a surreal underground filled by parties, tragedies, love and hate.
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Underground
2005
Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Orchestra - Live is a Miracle in Buenos Aires
7/1
It is a live record of a show of this band in one of their first presentations in Argentina. All done with the ease and artistic self-confidence that...
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Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Orchestra - Live is a Miracle in Buenos Aires
2022
Scenes from the Life of BH Film
0/0
The history of Bosnian cinematography over 75 years of existence.
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Scenes from the Life of BH Film
2022
Srpska: The Struggle for Freedom
6/1
The history, culture and tradition of Serbs living West of the Drina river, from the times of medieval Bosnia to the 20th century and the formation of...
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Srpska: The Struggle for Freedom
2023
Dule Savić and the Silence in London
0/1
The end of the match was being played when Dusan Savic ran onto the ball and sent it into Arsenal's goal with his left foot. For the silence at "Highb...
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