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Emir Kusturica
Directing

Emir Kusturica

Known for exceptional directing in global cinema.

Profession

Directing

Birthday

24 Nov 1954

Age

72 Years

Born In

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Total Projects

42

Years Active

53 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.5 ★

Overview

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,...

Filmography

Chaplin: Spirit of the Tramp

movie

Chaplin: Spirit of the Tramp

2025

Chaplin: Spirit of the Tramp

as Self

How I Waited for the Sun

movie

How I Waited for the Sun

2025

How I Waited for the Sun

as Himself

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

movie

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

2024

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

as Himself

Dule Savić and the Silence in London

movie

Dule Savić and the Silence in London

2023

Dule Savić and the Silence in London

as Himself

Srpska: The Struggle for Freedom

movie

Srpska: The Struggle for Freedom

2022

Srpska: The Struggle for Freedom

as Self

Scenes from the Life of BH Film

movie

Scenes from the Life of BH Film

2022

Scenes from the Life of BH Film

as Himself

Good Morning, the Wind Blows

movie

Good Morning, the Wind Blows

2020

Good Morning, the Wind Blows

as Himself

El Pepe: A Supreme Life

movie

El Pepe: A Supreme Life

2019

El Pepe: A Supreme Life

as Self

Balkan Line

movie

Balkan Line

2019

Balkan Line

as Taxi driver

Untold Stories of Eastern Europe

tv

Untold Stories of Eastern Europe

2018

Untold Stories of Eastern Europe

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

movie

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

2018

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

as Self

Local Heroes - World Talents

movie

Local Heroes - World Talents

2018

Local Heroes - World Talents

as Himself

To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

movie

To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

2016

To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

as Self

On the Milky Road

movie

On the Milky Road

2016

On the Milky Road

as Kosta

The Legend of the Palme d'Or

movie

The Legend of the Palme d'Or

2015

The Legend of the Palme d'Or

as Self

Words with Gods

movie

Words with Gods

2014

Words with Gods

as Monk (ep. "Our Life")

The Ice Forest

movie

The Ice Forest

2014

The Ice Forest

as Secondo

The Scapegoat

movie

The Scapegoat

2013

The Scapegoat

as Stojil

Who Is This Kusturica?

movie

Who Is This Kusturica?

2013

Who Is This Kusturica?

as Himself

Balkan Spirit

movie

Balkan Spirit

2013

Balkan Spirit

as Self - Director

The Whirl

movie

The Whirl

2012

The Whirl

as Bogdanov otac

Walter

movie

Walter

2012

Walter

as Himself

7 Days in Havana

movie

7 Days in Havana

2012

7 Days in Havana

as Actor (segment "Jam Session")

Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy

movie

Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy

2012

Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy

as Himself

Nicostratos the Pelican

movie

Nicostratos the Pelican

2011

Nicostratos the Pelican

as Démosthène

Farewell

movie

Farewell

2009

Farewell

as Sergei Grigoriev

Maradona by Kusturica

movie

Maradona by Kusturica

2008

Maradona by Kusturica

as Self

Secret Journey

movie

Secret Journey

2006

Secret Journey

as Harold

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

movie

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

2005

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

as Himself

Chaplin Today: The Circus

movie

Chaplin Today: The Circus

2003

Chaplin Today: The Circus

as Self

The Good Thief

movie

The Good Thief

2003

The Good Thief

as Vladimir

Strawberry in the Supermarket

movie

Strawberry in the Supermarket

2003

Strawberry in the Supermarket

as General

Super 8 Stories

movie

Super 8 Stories

2001

Super 8 Stories

as Self

The Widow of Saint-Pierre

movie

The Widow of Saint-Pierre

2000

The Widow of Saint-Pierre

as Joseph Auguste Néel

CineRaya

movie

Emir Kusturica

2000

Emir Kusturica

as Himself

Vivement dimanche

tv

Vivement dimanche

1998

Vivement dimanche

as Self

Shooting Days: Emir Kusturica Directs Underground

movie

Shooting Days: Emir Kusturica Directs Underground

1996

Shooting Days: Emir Kusturica Directs Underground

as Himself

Once Upon a Time There Was a Country

tv

Once Upon a Time There Was a Country

1996

Once Upon a Time There Was a Country

as Švercer oružja

Underground

movie

Underground

1995

Underground

as Dealer

Byzantine Empire '88

movie

Byzantine Empire '88

1988

Byzantine Empire '88

as Mangup u tramvaju

The Guldbagge Awards

tv

The Guldbagge Awards

1981

The Guldbagge Awards

as Self - Best Foreign Language Film winner

Walter Defends Sarajevo

movie

Walter Defends Sarajevo

1972

Walter Defends Sarajevo

as Omladinac

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