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Life Is a Miracle
Life Is a Miracle

Life Is a Miracle

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RomanceDramaComedy

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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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Budget

$8000000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Serbian

Runtime

155 mins

Rating

7.339/10

Release Date

14 May 2004

Country

France

Cast

Slavko Štimac

Slavko Štimac

Luka Đurić

Nataša Tapušković

Nataša Tapušković

Sabaha

Vesna Trivalić

Vesna Trivalić

Jadranka Đurić

Vuk Kostić

Vuk Kostić

Miloš Đurić

Aleksandar Berček

Aleksandar Berček

Veljo

Stribor Kusturica

Stribor Kusturica

Kapetan Aleksić

Mirjana Karanović

Mirjana Karanović

Nada

Nikola Kojo

Nikola Kojo

Filipović

Branislav Lalević

Branislav Lalević

President

Davor Janjić

Davor Janjić

Tomo

Adnan Omerović

Adnan Omerović

Eso

Obrad Djurovic

Obrad Djurovic

Vujan

Dr. Nele Karajlić

Dr. Nele Karajlić

Cymbal Player

Dana Todorović

Dana Todorović

SF TV Reporter

Vanessa Glodjo

Vanessa Glodjo

Nurse 1

Josif Tatić

Josif Tatić

Doctor 1

Dragan 'Kiki' Zurovac

Dragan 'Kiki' Zurovac

Football Manager

Dejan Šparavalo

Dejan Šparavalo

Orchestra Conductor

Dragan Krtolina

Dragan Krtolina

Đani Rebus

Josep Weber

Josep Weber

Military Instructor

Milan Janjušević

Milan Janjušević

Soldier

Vladan Milojević

Vladan Milojević

Captain Aleksic's Orderly

Marko Jeremić

Marko Jeremić

Petković

Bojan Krstović

Bojan Krstović

Bosnian Sniper 1

Zoran Jovanović

Zoran Jovanović

Bosnian Sniper 2

Zorica Jovanović

Zorica Jovanović

Nurse 2

Branko Ristanović

Branko Ristanović

Doctor 2

Lidija Stankov

Lidija Stankov

Dobrila

Aco Šišić

Aco Šišić

Violon Player

Bora Dimić

Bora Dimić

Accordion Player

Petar Samardžija

Petar Samardžija

Agresivni vojnik

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