Life Is a Miracle

Life Is a Miracle

155 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | May 14, 2004

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.

Life Is a Miracle

155 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | May 14, 2004

Life Is a Miracle
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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Les Films Alain Sarde, StudioCanal, Rasta Film, Rasta Films
Original title Život je čudo
Directors Emir Kusturica
Writers Ranko Božić, Emir Kusturica

Cast

Slavko Štimac

as Luka Đurić

Vesna Trivalić

as Jadranka Đurić

Vuk Kostić

as Miloš Đurić

Stribor Kusturica

as Kapetan Aleksić

Nikola Kojo

as Filipović

Branislav Lalević

as President

Davor Janjić

as Tomo

Obrad Đurović

as Vujan

Nele Karajlic

as Cymbal Player

Dana Todorović

as SF TV Reporter

Vanesa Glođo

as Nurse 1

Josif Tatić

as Doctor 1

Dragan Zurovac

as Football Manager

Dejan Šparavalo

as Orchestra Conductor

Dragan Krtolina

as Đani Rebus

Josep Weber

as Military Instructor

Milan Janjušević

as Soldier

Vladan Milojević

as Captain Aleksic's Orderly

Marko Jeremić

as Petković

Bojan Krstović

as Bosnian Sniper 1

Zoran Jovanović

as Bosnian Sniper 2

Zorica Jovanović

as Nurse 2

Branko Ristanović

as Doctor 2

Lidija Stankov

as Dobrila

Aco Šišić

as Violon Player

Bora Dimić

as Accordion Player

Petar Samardžija

as Agresivni vojnik