Life Is a Miracle

2004 2h 35m SR

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 205

RomanceDramaComedy

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Slavko Štimac
Luka Đurić
Nataša Tapušković
Sabaha
Vesna Trivalić
Jadranka Đurić
Vuk Kostić
Miloš Đurić
Aleksandar Berček
Veljo
Stribor Kusturica
Captain Aleksić
Mirjana Karanović
Nada
Nikola Kojo
Filipović

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Emir Kusturica
Writers: Ranko Božić, Emir Kusturica
Languages: Serbian, German, Hungarian, English
Countries: France, Serbia and Montenegro

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 155 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Serbian, German, Hungarian, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Serbia and Montenegro.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Emir Kusturica, shot by Michel Amathieu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Svetolik 'Mića' Zajc shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Slavko Štimac and Nataša Tapušković and Vesna Trivalić carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0322420 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Emir Kusturica directs. Michel Amathieu behind the camera. Svetolik 'Mića' Zajc cuts. Produced in France, Serbia and Montenegro. Dialogue in Serbian, German, Hungarian, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 155 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Serbian, German, Hungarian, English.
4International production across 2 countries: France, Serbia and Montenegro.
5Directed by Emir Kusturica, shot by Michel Amathieu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Svetolik 'Mića' Zajc shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Slavko Štimac and Nataša Tapušković and Vesna Trivalić carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0322420 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.