Emir Kusturica
Directing Born: 1954-11-24 Age: 71 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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.
Movies
Byzantine Empire
Balkan Line
Strawberry in the Supermarket
Walter Defends Sarajevo
Words with Gods
The Scapegoat
The Whirl
Maradona by Kusturica
Nicostratos the Pelican
The Good Thief
Farewell
The Widow of Saint-Pierre
Underground
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
On the Milky Road
"I Will Revenge This World With Love" - S. Paradjanov
7 Days in Havana
Local Heroes - World Talents
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
Good Morning, the Wind Blows
