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Life Is a Miracle (2004)

Original title: Život je čudo

2004-05-14 · 2h 35m · SR
73%
User score
155 votes
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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.

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Emir KusturicaDirector, WriterRanko BožićWriter
Budget
$8M

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Slavko ŠtimacSlavko ŠtimacLuka ĐurićNataša TapuškovićNataša TapuškovićSabahaVesna TrivalićVesna TrivalićJadranka ĐurićVuk KostićVuk KostićMiloš ĐurićAleksandar BerčekAleksandar BerčekVeljoStribor KusturicaStribor KusturicaKapetan AleksićMirjana KaranovićMirjana KaranovićNadaNikola KojoNikola KojoFilipovićBranislav LalevićBranislav LalevićPresidentDavor JanjićDavor JanjićTomoAdnan OmerovićAdnan OmerovićEsoObrad ĐurovićObrad ĐurovićVujan

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · Drama · RomanceMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedy · DramaPacingLongEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference55634

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What is Life Is a Miracle about?

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.

How long is Life Is a Miracle?

Life Is a Miracle has a runtime of 155 minutes.