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Life Is a Miracle

Original title: Zivot je cudo
  • 2004
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
13K
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Life Is a Miracle (2004)
ComedyRomanceMusic

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 ... Read allWhat 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 z... Read allWhat 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..

  • Director
    • Emir Kusturica
  • Writers
    • Ranko Bozic
    • Emir Kusturica
  • Stars
    • Slavko Stimac
    • Natasa Tapuskovic
    • Vesna Trivalic
  • See production, box office & company info
    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    13K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Emir Kusturica
    • Writers
      • Ranko Bozic
      • Emir Kusturica
    • Stars
      • Slavko Stimac
      • Natasa Tapuskovic
      • Vesna Trivalic
    • 28User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 4 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Slavko Stimac
    Slavko Stimac
    • Luka
    Natasa Tapuskovic
    • Sabaha
    • (as Natasa Solak)
    Vesna Trivalic
    • Jadranka
    Vuk Kostic
    • Milos
    Aleksandar Bercek
    Aleksandar Bercek
    • Veljo
    Stribor Kusturica
    • Captain Aleksic
    Nikola Kojo
    Nikola Kojo
    • Filipovic
    Mirjana Karanovic
    Mirjana Karanovic
    • Nada
    Branislav Lalevic
    • President
    Davor Janjic
    • Tomo
    Adnan Omerovic
    • Eso
    Obrad Djurovic
    • Vujan
    Nele Karajlic
    • Cymbal Player
    • (as Dr. Nelle Karajlic)
    Dana Todorovic
    • SF TV Reporter
    • (as Danica Todorovic)
    Vanessa Glodjo
    • Nurse 1
    • (as Vanesa Glodjo)
    Josif Tatic
    • Doctor 1
    Dragan Zurovac
    • Football Manager
    Dejan Sparavalo
    • Orchestra Conductor
    • Director
      • Emir Kusturica
    • Writers
      • Ranko Bozic
      • Emir Kusturica
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The BBFC originally requested cuts to a scene where a cat attacks a live pigeon. The cut was waived before release after director Emir Kusturica provided the censors with evidence that the scene was faked and the bird was not hurt.
    • Goofs
      The movie was shot along a narrow gauge railway but Mayor Radovan arrives to the village on a normal gauge railcar. (00:07:38-00:09:33)
    • Quotes

      Luka: You are starting to burrow into my heart.

    • Connections
      Featured in Maradona by Kusturica (2008)

    User reviews28

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    8/10
    A smooth ride for your money.
    Talented forward Milos Djukic dreams of playing for Partizan Belgrado. But his dream shatters when the war between the Serbians and Bosnians escalates. He gets drafted by the Serbian army and must report for duty. Disaster strikes when he gets captures. The only way to free him is to trade him for a Bosnian nurse who's held captive at his fathers house.

    The least i can say about this movie is that is surprised me. Surprised by its drama, comedy, romance, absurdity.. Yes, this movie has it all. It combines all genres in a terrific mixture which interested me from the beginning until the end. Which is not an easy thing to do considering that this movie lasts two and a half hours. It gets along quite smoothly without real twists in the plot or having to accelerate 'cause there isn't a real climax this movie strives to (accept the obvious one, but thats not what this movie is really about).

    Don't expect to get blown away by this picture, it wont knock your socks off. It'll give you a nice, subtle, smooth ride for your money.

    8/10
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    • Aug 14, 2004

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    • Release date
      • May 14, 2004 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Serbia
      • France
      • Italy
    • Official sites
      • Official site (France)
      • official site (France)
    • Languages
      • Serbian
      • English
      • German
      • Hungarian
    • Also known as
      • Hungry Heart
    • Filming locations
      • Zlatibor, Serbia(Exterior)
    • Production companies
      • Les Films Alain Sarde
      • Rasta Film
      • Rasta Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $8,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,363,574
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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