Known For Directing
Popular 10.573
Birthday
1954-11-24
Place of Birth Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Also Known As
- Емир Кустуриця
- Емір Кустуріца
- Эмир Кустурица
- ემირ კუსტურიცა
- 에밀 쿠스트리차
- 에미르 쿠스트리차
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.
