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Life Is a Miracle (2004)

Genre : Romance, Drama, Comedy

Runtime : 2H 35M

Director : Emir Kusturica

Synopsis

Set during the Bosnian war in the early 1990s, Luka is a mild-mannered railway clerk whose life is turned upside down, not just by the outbreak of the war, but when his wife runs off with a local musician. Then Luka's son is conscripted and eventually captured in the fighting. To recover his son, Luka is commanded to guard a pretty young Muslim nurse who will be used in a hostage swapping operation.

Actors

Slavko Štimac
Slavko Štimac
Luka Đurić
Nataša Tapušković
Nataša Tapušković
Sabaha
Vesna Trivalić
Vesna Trivalić
Jadranka Đurić
Vuk Kostić
Vuk Kostić
Miloš Đurić
Aleksandar Berček
Aleksandar Berček
Veljo
Stribor Kusturica
Stribor Kusturica
Kapetan Aleksić
Mirjana Karanović
Mirjana Karanović
Nada
Nikola Kojo
Nikola Kojo
Filipović
Branislav Lalević
Branislav Lalević
President
Davor Janjić
Davor Janjić
Tomo
Adnan Omerović
Adnan Omerović
Eso
Obrad Đurović
Obrad Đurović
Vujan
Dr. Nele Karajlić
Dr. Nele Karajlić
Cymbal Player
Dana Todorović
Dana Todorović
SF TV Reporter
Vanesa Glođo
Vanesa Glođo
Nurse 1
Josif Tatić
Josif Tatić
Doctor 1
Dragan Zurovac
Dragan Zurovac
Football Manager
Dejan Šparavalo
Dejan Šparavalo
Orchestra Conductor
Dragan Krtolina
Dragan Krtolina
Đani Rebus
Josep Weber
Josep Weber
Military Instructor
Milan Janjušević
Milan Janjušević
Soldier
Vladan Milojević
Vladan Milojević
Captain Aleksic's Orderly
Marko Jeremić
Marko Jeremić
Petković
Bojan Krstović
Bojan Krstović
Bosnian Sniper 1
Zoran Jovanović
Zoran Jovanović
Bosnian Sniper 2
Zorica Jovanović
Zorica Jovanović
Nurse 2
Branko Ristanović
Branko Ristanović
Doctor 2
Lidija Stankov
Lidija Stankov
Dobrila
Aco Šišić
Aco Šišić
Violon Player
Bora Dimić
Bora Dimić
Accordion Player
Petar Samardžija
Petar Samardžija
Agresivni vojnik

Crews

Emir Kusturica
Emir Kusturica
Director
Emir Kusturica
Emir Kusturica
Writer
Ranko Božić
Ranko Božić
Writer
Emir Kusturica
Emir Kusturica
Producer
Christine Gozlan
Christine Gozlan
Producer
Pierre Edelman
Pierre Edelman
Producer
Farid Chaouche
Farid Chaouche
Producer
Marie-Christine Malbert
Marie-Christine Malbert
Producer
Alain Sarde
Alain Sarde
Producer
Jérôme Thiault
Jérôme Thiault
Sound Engineer
Bruno Tarrière
Bruno Tarrière
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Zora Popović
Zora Popović
Costume Designer
Svetolik Zajc
Svetolik Zajc
Editor
Michel Amathieu
Michel Amathieu
Director of Photography

Trailers and other movies

Black - Wonderful Life (Life Is A Miracle 2004) Emir Kusturica

Posters and backgrounds

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