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Life Is a Miracle
Genres
RomanceDramaComedy
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$8000000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
155 min
Release Date
2004-05-14
Status
Released
Original Language
Serbian
Vote Count
178
Vote Average
7.298
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Slavko Štimac
Luka Đurić
Nataša Tapušković
Sabaha
Vesna Trivalić
Jadranka Đurić
Vuk Kostić
Miloš Đurić
Aleksandar Berček
Veljo
Stribor Kusturica
Kapetan Aleksić
Mirjana Karanović
Nada
Nikola Kojo
Filipović
Branislav Lalević
President
Davor Janjić
Tomo
Adnan Omerović
Eso
Obrad Djurovic
Vujan
dr Nele Karajlić
Cymbal Player
Dana Todorović
SF TV Reporter
Vanessa Glodjo
Nurse 1
Josif Tatić
Doctor 1
Dragan 'Kiki' Zurovac
Football Manager
Dejan Šparavalo
Orchestra Conductor
Dragan Krtolina
Đani Rebus
Josep Weber
Military Instructor
Milan Janjušević
Soldier
Vladan Milojević
Captain Aleksic's Orderly
Marko Jeremić
Petković
Bojan Krstović
Bosnian Sniper 1
Zoran Jovanović
Bosnian Sniper 2
Zorica Jovanović
Nurse 2
Branko Ristanović
Doctor 2
Lidija Stankov
Dobrila
Aco Šišić
Violon Player
Bora Dimić
Accordion Player
Petar Samardžija
Agresivni vojnik
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