Life Is a Miracle

Original title: Zivot je cudo

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Slapstick Comedy Drama Music Romance War

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..

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7.5/10

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Awards
- 6 wins & 4 nominations

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Slavko Stimac

Luka

Natasa Tapuskovic

Sabaha
(as Natasa Solak)

Vesna Trivalic

Jadranka

Vuk Kostic

Milos

Aleksandar Bercek

Veljo

Stribor Kusturica

Captain Aleksic

Nikola Kojo

Filipovic

Mirjana Karanovic

Nada

Branislav Lalevic

President

Davor Janjic

Tomo

Adnan Omerovic

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
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Trivia
When the tunnel is blasted, the bazooka operator sings a medley of songs by The Doors, in particular "Touch Me" and "The End".

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)

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Featured review

8/10

Energetic

A typical energetic work from Emir Kusturica who allures us into his bizarre world inhabited with eccentric and weird human beings. Characters as they are exposed to us seem quite unnatural but as the movie gradually absorbs one gets used to and cares about them. Kusturica harmoniously blends comedy with drama and the result is an enjoyable and entertaining movie despite being built on a dramatic theme. The landscapes in the movie are breathtaking and an offbeat music has always been an integral part in Kusturica's works. Some elements might seem repetitive from his previous movies but I would rather infer those elements as a stamp of a genius. The only thing that almost spoils a delightful experience is an actress portraying Luca's wife. I could not swallow her annoying grimaces no matter how hard I tried. Her scenes apart, the movie is a pleasure to watch.