Emir Kusturica

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. 

Known For

Underground

as Švercer oružja

Balkan Line

as Taxi driver

Maradona by Kusturica

as Self

The Good Thief

as Vladimir

Farewell

as Sergei Grigoriev

The Scapegoat

as Stojil

7 Days in Havana

as Actor (segment "Jam Session")

On the Milky Road

as Kosta

The Widow of Saint-Pierre

as Joseph Auguste Néel

Nicostratos the Pelican

as Démosthène