Emir Kusturica

Known for directing · Born 24 November 1954 · 71 · Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

74 credits

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

Black Cat, White Cat

1998

Underground

1995

Arizona Dream

1993

Time of the Gypsies

1988

Life Is a Miracle

2004

When Father Was Away on Business

1985

Maradona by Kusturica

2008

Farewell

2009

The Scapegoat

2013

7 Days in Havana

2012

On the Milky Road

2016

Promise Me This

2007

Acting (43)

2025Chaplin: Spirit of the TrampSelfFilm

2025How I Waited for the SunHimselfFilm

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

2023Dule Savić and the Silence in LondonHimselfFilm

2022Srpska: The Struggle for FreedomSelfFilm

2022Scenes from the Life of BH FilmHimselfFilm

2020Good Morning, the Wind BlowsSelfFilm

2019Balkan LineTaxi driverFilm

2019El Pepe: A Supreme LifeSelfFilm

2018CzechMate: In Search of Jiří MenzelSelfFilm

2018Local Heroes - World TalentsHimselfFilm

2018Untold Stories of Eastern Europe · 5 episodesSeries

2016On the Milky RoadKostaFilm

2016To Make a Comedy Is No FunSelfFilm

2015The Legend of the Palme d'OrSelfFilm

2014The Ice ForestSecondoFilm

2014Words with GodsMonk (ep. "Our Life")Film

2013The ScapegoatStojilFilm

2013Balkan SpiritSelf - DirectorFilm

2013Who Is This Kusturica?HimselfFilm

20127 Days in HavanaActor (segment "Jam Session")Film

2012The WhirlBogdanov otacFilm

2012WalterHimselfFilm

2012Kusturica - Balkan's Bad BoyHimselfFilm

2011Nicostratos the PelicanDémosthèneFilm

2009FarewellSergei GrigorievFilm

2008Maradona by KusturicaSelfFilm

2006Secret JourneyHaroldFilm

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

2003The Good ThiefVladimirFilm

2003Strawberries in the SupermarketGeneralFilm

2003Chaplin Today: The CircusSelfFilm

2001Super 8 StoriesSelfFilm

2000The Widow of Saint-PierreJoseph Auguste NéelFilm

2000Emir KusturicaHimselfFilm

1998Vivement dimancheSelf · 3 episodesSeries

1996Once Upon a Time There Was a CountryŠvercer oružja · 6 episodesSeries

1996Shooting Days: Emir Kusturica Directs UndergroundHimselfFilm

1995UndergroundDealerFilm

1988Byzantine Empire '88Mangup u tramvajuFilm

1981The Guldbagge AwardsSelf - Best Foreign Language Film winnerSeries

1978The South Bank ShowSeries

1972Walter Defends SarajevoOmladinacFilm

Crew (1)

1991BoloThanksFilm

Directing (23)

2019El Pepe: A Supreme LifeDirectorFilm

2016On the Milky RoadDirector, WriterFilm

2008Maradona by KusturicaDirector, WriterFilm

2007Promise Me ThisDirector, Producer, WriterFilm

2007Le Temps des Gitans Punk OperaDirectorFilm

2006All the Invisible ChildrenDirector, Executive ProducerFilm

2005Le court des grandsDirectorFilm

2004Life Is a MiracleDirector, Producer, WriterFilm

2001Super 8 StoriesDirectorFilm

1998Black Cat, White CatDirector, WriterFilm

1996Once Upon a Time There Was a CountryDirector, Writer, CreatorSeries

1995UndergroundDirector, ScreenplayFilm

1993Arizona DreamDirector, StoryFilm

1990Time of the GypsiesDirector, CreatorSeries

1988Time of the GypsiesDirector, WriterFilm

1985When Father Was Away on BusinessDirectorFilm

1981Do You Remember Dolly Bell?Director, WriterFilm

1979Buffet TitanicDirector, WriterFilm

1978GuernicaDirector, WriterFilm

1978The Brides Are ComingDirectorFilm

—Crime No PunishmentDirectorFilm

—The Woman from ČurugDirector, WriterFilm

—Magic BusDirectorFilm

Production (3)

2011Mozzarella StoriesExecutive ProducerFilm

2006Gucha!ProducerFilm

2003Strawberries in the SupermarketProducer, Executive ProducerFilm

Sound (1)

2005TropiAbbasMusicFilm

Writing (3)

2014Words with GodsWriter, DirectorFilm

1987The Worker's LifeWriterFilm

1987The Magpie StrategyWriterFilm