Life Is a Miracle (2004)
Original title: Život je čudo
Life Is a Miracle is a 2004 Serbian-language romance movie directed by Emir Kusturica, with a running time of 2h 35m. It stars Slavko Štimac, Nataša Tapušković and Vesna Trivalić.
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.
Cast
- Slavko Štimac as Luka Đurić
- Nataša Tapušković as Sabaha
- Vesna Trivalić as Jadranka Đurić
- Vuk Kostić as Miloš Đurić
- Aleksandar Berček as Veljo
- Stribor Kusturica as Captain Aleksić
- Mirjana Karanović as Nada
- Nikola Kojo as Filipović
- Branislav Lalević as President
- Davor Janjić as Tomo
- Adnan Omerović as Eso
- Obrad Djurovic as Vujan