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Emir Kusturica

Emir Kusturica, OF (Serbian Cyrillic: Емир Кустурица; pronounced [ˈkusturitsa]) (born 24 November 1954 in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) is a Yugoslavian[2][3][4] filmmaker, actor and musician with a string of internationally acclaimed features. He won the Palme d'Or at Cannes twice (for When Father Was Away on Business and Underground), he is also a recipient of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.[5][6] On 8 September 2007, Kusturica became a UNICEF National Ambassador for Serbia, alongside Ana Ivanović, Jelena Janković and Aleksandar Đorđević. Kusturica resides in Drvengrad, a village he had built for his film Life Is a Miracle.