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Emir Kusturica

Emir Kusturica

Birthday: 1954-11-24 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2019
El Pepe: A Supreme Life

as    Self

2013
The Scapegoat

as    Stojil

2012
7 Days in Havana

as    Actor (segment "Jam Session")

2011
Nicostratos the Pelican

as    Démosthène

2009
Farewell

as    Sergei Grigoriev

2008
Maradona by Kusturica

as    Self

2003
Strawberry in the Supermarket

as    General

2000
The Widow of Saint-Pierre

as    Joseph Auguste Néel