Emir Kusturica
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 24, 1954
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
- Magic Bus
Magic Bus TBA
Director
- The Woman from Čurug
The Woman from Čurug TBA
Director, Writer
- Crime No Punishment
Crime No Punishment TBA
Director
Chaplin: Spirit of the Tramp 2025
as Self
How I Waited for the Sun 2025
as Himself
"I Will Revenge This World With Love" - S. Paradjanov 2024
as Himself
Dule Savić and the Silence in London 2023
as Himself
Srpska: The Struggle for Freedom 2022
as Self
Scenes from the Life of BH Film 2022
as Self
Good Morning, the Wind Blows 2020
as Self
El Pepe: A Supreme Life 2019
as Self, Director
Balkan Line 2019
as Taxi driver
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel 2018
as Self
Local Heroes - World Talents 2018
as Himself
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun 2016
as Self
On the Milky Road 2016
as Kosta, Director, Writer
The Legend of the Palme d'Or 2015
as Self
Words with Gods 2014
as Monk (ep. "Our Life"), Director, Writer
The Ice Forest 2014
as Secondo
The Scapegoat 2013
as Stojil
Who Is This Kusturica? 2013
as Himself
Balkan Spirit 2013
as Self - Director
The Whirl 2012
as Bogdanov otac
Walter 2012
as Himself
7 Days in Havana 2012
as Actor (segment "Jam Session")
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy 2012
as Himself
Mozzarella Stories 2011
Executive Producer
Nicostratos the Pelican 2011
as Démosthène
Farewell 2009
as Sergei Grigoriev
Maradona by Kusturica 2008
as Self, Director, Writer
Le Temps des Gitans Punk Opera 2007
Director
Promise Me This 2007
Director, Producer, Writer
Gucha! 2006
Producer
Secret Journey 2006
as Harold
All the Invisible Children 2006
Director, Executive Producer
Le court des grands 2005
Director
Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Orchestra - Live is a Miracle in Buenos Aires 2005
as Himself
TropiAbbas 2005
Music
Life Is a Miracle 2004
Director, Producer, Writer
Chaplin Today: The Circus 2003
as Self
The Good Thief 2003
as Vladimir
Strawberries in the Supermarket 2003
as General, Producer, Executive Producer
Super 8 Stories 2001
as Self, Director
The Widow of Saint-Pierre 2000
as Joseph Auguste Néel
- Emir Kusturica
Emir Kusturica 2000
as Himself
Black Cat, White Cat 1998
Director, Writer
Shooting Days: Emir Kusturica Directs Underground 1996
as Himself
Underground 1995
as Dealer, Director, Screenplay
Arizona Dream 1993
Director, Story
Bolo 1991
Thanks
Time of the Gypsies 1988
Writer, Director
Byzantine Empire '88 1988
as Mangup u tramvaju
The Magpie Strategy 1987
Writer
The Worker's Life 1987
Writer
When Father Was Away on Business 1985
Director
Do You Remember Dolly Bell? 1981
Director, Writer
Buffet Titanic 1979
Writer, Director
Guernica 1978
Director, Writer
The Brides Are Coming 1978
Director
Walter Defends Sarajevo 1972
as Omladinac
Credits from TMDB.