Zivot je cudo

May 14 2004 Not Rated 2h 35m
Comedy, Drama, Music

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.

Plot

What could be better for the village than a scenic railway to bring in the tourists? What could be worse for tourism than war? Luka builds the railway and shuts his eyes to war. Then Luka's wife runs off with a musician and his son is called up to the army. Luka's life is a war zone. Then he meets Sabaha..

Written by

Ranko Bozic, Emir Kusturica

Directed by

Emir Kusturica

Cast

Slavko Stimac, Natasa Tapuskovic, Vesna Trivalic

Crew

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Production Countries

Serbia, Italy, France

Production Companies

Les Films Alain Sarde, Rasta Films, Rasta Film, StudioCanal

Languages

Srpski, Deutsch, Magyar, English

Awards

6 wins & 4 nominations

Trailers
Black - Wonderful Life (Life Is A Miracle 2004) Emir Kusturica
Scores
# of Votes
13,612
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA