Life Is a Miracle

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Живот је чудо
Život je čudo
Life Is a Miracle

The Life is a Miracle movie poster
Directed by Emir Kusturica
Produced by Alain Sarde
Emir & Maja Kusturica
Written by Ranko Božić
Emir Kusturica
Starring Slavko Štimac
Natasa Šolak
Vesna Trivalić
Vuk Kostić
Music by Dejo Sparavalo
Emir Kusturica
Cinematography Michel Amathieu
Editing by Svetolik Zajc
Distributed by Mars Distribution
Release date(s) 2004
Running time 155min
Language Serbo-Croatian
Budget US$8,000,000
IMDb profile

Life is a Miracle (Serbian: Живот је чудо, Život je čudo) is a Serbian drama movie directed by Emir Kusturica in 2004.

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Bosnia, 1992. Luka, a Serbian engineer from Belgrade, has installed himself in a village in the middle of nowhere with his opera singer wife, Jadranka, and their son, Miloš. Luka is preparing to build the railroad that will transform the region into a tourist's paradise, connecting Bosnia to Serbia across Podrinje. Utterly engrossed in his work and blinded by natural optimism, Luka remains deaf to the increasingly persistent rumblings of war.

When the conflict explodes, Luka's life is turned inside out. His wife Jadranka disappears on the arm of a Hungarian musician while his son Miloš is drafted. Ever optimistic, he waits for his family to return, but Jadranka doesn't come back. Miloš is taken prisoner and the Serbian Army appoints Luka guardian of Sabaha, a Moslem hostage.

Before long, Luka has fallen in love with Sabaha but the young woman is destined to be handed over in exchange for a Serbian captive: his son Miloš. Luka passes with Sabaha through an adventure until the trade momentum, after which the two are reunited after the peace.

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