Actor info
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Name :
Emir Kusturica
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Born :
November 24, 1954 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (71 years old)
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Known for :
Directing
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
38 films (1972–2025)
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Also known as :
Емир Кустуриця, Емір Кустуріца, Эмир Кустурица, ემირ კუსტურიცა, 에밀 쿠스트리차
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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.
Notable films
- Balkan Line (2019) as Taxi driver
- To Make a Comedy Is No Fun (2016) as Self
- 7 Days in Havana (2012) as Actor (segment "Jam Session")
- The Good Thief (2003) as Vladimir
- Underground (1995) as Dealer
