Emir Kusturica

Emir Kusturica

Directing
Born Nov 24, 1954
From 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

Filmography — Acting

Balkan Line
7.4
2019

Balkan Line

Taxi driver

Underground
7.7
1995

Underground

Dealer

The Good Thief
6.1
2003

The Good Thief

Vladimir

On the Milky Road
6.5
2016

On the Milky Road

Kosta

Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
8.0
2012

Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy

Himself

7 Days in Havana
5.6
2012

7 Days in Havana

Actor (segment "Jam Session")

Farewell
6.5
2009

Farewell

Sergei Grigoriev

Walter Defends Sarajevo
7.0
1972

Walter Defends Sarajevo

Omladinac

Words with Gods
5.7
2014

Words with Gods

Monk (ep. "Our Life")

The Ice Forest
4.7
2014

The Ice Forest

Secondo

The Widow of Saint-Pierre
6.6
2000

The Widow of Saint-Pierre

Joseph Auguste Néel

Maradona by Kusturica
6.3
2008

Maradona by Kusturica

Self

The Scapegoat
5.9
2013

The Scapegoat

Stojil

Balkan Spirit
6.6
2013

Balkan Spirit

Self - Director

Who Is This Kusturica?
6.0
2013

Who Is This Kusturica?

Himself

Secret Journey
4.8
2006

Secret Journey

Harold

The Legend of the Palme d'Or
6.0
2015

The Legend of the Palme d'Or

Self

The Whirl
7.6
2012

The Whirl

Bogdanov otac

Chaplin: Spirit of the Tramp
10.0
2025

Chaplin: Spirit of the Tramp

Self

Nicostratos the Pelican
6.5
2011

Nicostratos the Pelican

Démosthène

Good Morning, the Wind Blows
2020

Good Morning, the Wind Blows

Himself

El Pepe: A Supreme Life
7.3
2019

El Pepe: A Supreme Life

Self

"I Will Revenge This World With Love" - S. Paradjanov
6.5
2024

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

Himself

To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
5.8
2016

To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

Self

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
6.5
2018

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

Self

Strawberry in the Supermarket
6.7
2003

Strawberry in the Supermarket

General

Chaplin Today: The Circus
6.2
2003

Chaplin Today: The Circus

Self

Srpska: The Struggle for Freedom
3.5
2022

Srpska: The Struggle for Freedom

Self

Super 8 Stories
5.9
2001

Super 8 Stories

Self

Walter
7.0
2012

Walter

Himself

Byzantine Empire '88
1988

Byzantine Empire '88

Mangup u tramvaju

Shooting Days: Emir Kusturica Directs Underground
6.5
1996

Shooting Days: Emir Kusturica Directs Underground

Himself

Scenes from the Life of BH Film
2022

Scenes from the Life of BH Film

Himself

Dule Savić and the Silence in London
2023

Dule Savić and the Silence in London

Himself

How I Waited for the Sun
10.0
2025

How I Waited for the Sun

Himself

2000

Emir Kusturica

Himself

Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Orchestra - Live is a Miracle in Buenos Aires
7.0
2005

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

Himself

Local Heroes - World Talents
2018

Local Heroes - World Talents

Himself

Filmography — Crew