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 Dealer

Balkan Line

as Taxi driver

Maradona by Kusturica

as Self

The Good Thief

as Vladimir

Farewell

as Sergei Grigoriev

The Scapegoat

as Stojil

On the Milky Road

as Kosta

7 Days in Havana

as Actor (segment "Jam Session")

The Widow of Saint-Pierre

as Joseph Auguste Néel

Nicostratos the Pelican

as Démosthène